SERIOUS OILFIRE GAS AND SMOKE DANGERS

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Subject: SERIOUS OILFIRE GAS AND SMOKE DANGERS                           

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

Folder Title: ENGR PLAN INTEL                                                                                 

Document Number:          9

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             AST-266OZ-148-90
             9 January 1991


             bodies) within these dense plu-nes may totally degrade infrared (IR) and visual
             optical systems and degrade both visual and IR-type night-vision systems.
             Linear-shaped carbon particulates could generate some interference with radar.
             Owing to their small size, carbon particulates will pass through aircraft
             turbines without damaging the turbine.    (Particulates from desert sandstorms
             pose a greater hazard to helicopters and aircraft engines than oil-f Ire smoke.
            (U)                     The oil wells and crude oils associated with oil fields
             north of Kuwait City (Raudhatain, Sabriya, and Bahrah) contain fewer wells and
             &re less dangerous and than the major oil fields.located south of Kuwait City
             and west of Al Ahamadi (Al Burgan, Al Magwa, Al Wafrah, Umm Gudayr, and Al
             Manaqish). The northern fields also contain some high-pressure wells; however
             the crudes are somewhat heavier and contain less associated gas, making this
             northern approach to Kuwait City from the standpoint of massive oil-well fires,
             smoke, toxic gas, and fire trenches a less dangerous avenue of approach.



































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File Room = jun96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000249
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = ENGR PLAN INTEL
Folder Seq # = 84
Subject = SERIOUS OILFIRE GAS AND SMOKE DANGERS
Document Seq # = 9
Document Date =
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 13-FEB-1997