The HOTCO DWOC(tm) deep water oil catcher can be employed subsea to capture all of the fluids emanating
from a well blowout or high pressure leak. The captured oil, water and gas will be separated and cleaned inside the container.
The gas and oil will be delivered separately to the surface and the deoiled water and extraneous debris settled
to the ocean floor. The container is large enough to accommodate hydrates plus hydrate inhibitor and/or heating can be
incorporated. A 40' diameter x 300' tall HOTCO DWOC(tm) oil catcher costing $6,000,000.00 -$10,000,000.00 utilized on
the Macondo well blow-out would have captured over $200,000,000.00 worth of oil and saved $$ Billions in cleanup cost
and other losses.
Please visit www.hotco.org for more information about HOTCO Engineering. The HOTCO
DWOC(tm) oil catcher can be manufactured in a ship yard to be launched and transported to proximity
of deep water drilling sites for standby and employment in emergency situations
such as the
Macondo well blow-out.