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Oil Industry Cooperation with IOOS Dr. Cortis Cooper Fellow ChevronTexaco CortCooper@ChevronTexaco.com

Oil Industry Cooperation with IOOS Dr. Cortis Cooper Fellow ChevronTexaco CortCooper@ChevronTexaco.com. Long History of Cooperation. Yucatan Straits U. Colorado Modeling Numerous data sharing TAMU reanalysis Navy access NOAA access. Industry Needs for MetOcean Data. Design. Fatigue.

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Oil Industry Cooperation with IOOS Dr. Cortis Cooper Fellow ChevronTexaco CortCooper@ChevronTexaco.com

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  1. Oil Industry Cooperation with IOOSDr.Cortis CooperFellowChevronTexacoCortCooper@ChevronTexaco.com

  2. Long History of Cooperation • Yucatan Straits • U. Colorado Modeling • Numerous data sharing • TAMU reanalysis • Navy access • NOAA access

  3. Industry Needs for MetOcean Data Design Fatigue Design Operations MetOcean Climatology MetOcean Extremes MetOcean Real Time Accidental Releases Downtime Analysis Pollutant Fates Tows

  4. Wind & Wave Challenges • Wind stress during storms? • Wave decay & breaking in shallow water? • Rogue waves (Hmax/Hs)? • Understanding extreme storms (10,000 yr event)?

  5. Currents – Challenges • Topographically intensified bottom currents • Gulf Loop/Eddies • Submerged jets • Turbidity currents • Vertical shear in hurricanes 10 km Furrows from diffracting Rossby waves Hi-res bathymetry in GOM showing mega-furrows cut by Rossby Waves

  6. EddyNet • Real-time rig-mounted ADCPs (500-800 m) • Displayed on Web • 6 sites; ~20 by ‘05 • 6 Shell sites • Focus on deep water Indicates existing site, future site, Shell site

  7. Possible Cooperation • Offshore Real Estate • 3000+ platforms in Gulf • We have infrastructure • Industry Data • D/W Gulf ADCP • Other is more difficult • Key Inhibitor • Why give away our costly data to competitors? • Costs • Business driver?

  8. Summary: Cooperation • Long history of cooperation • Major metocean ?? remain • Industry could possibly offer • 3000+ platforms • Logistical support • D/W ADCP Data • IOOS could offer • Additional instrumentation • QA/QC • Archival • Distribution

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