Introducing SQUID Eco  SQUID Eco example

The SQUID™ Eco containment device is a flexible polyethylene tube that fits over a subsea well head and functions like an umbilical cord to channel the crude oil and gas to collection vessels at the surface. 

Components

  • Anchor Hoop (ballast) - 48’ to 100’ in diameter (steel/alum)
  • Shroud – 48’ to 100’ in diameter (polyethylene)
  • Riser – 8’ to 36’ in diameter (polyethylene)
  • Collection Pool – 300’ to 1000’ in diameter (polyethylene)

Benefits

  • Simple and elegant to manufacture and deploy
  • Can be deployed and operational in 48-72 hrs.
  • Can capture 99% of oil and gas
  • Can hold approximately 60,000-bbs
  • Provides a subsea work space
  • Can be combined with dispersants
  • Can be configured like a gathering system in multi-leak scenarios
  • Costs but a fraction of the current subsea oil containment solutions