That time the Soviets used a 30 kiloton nuclear weapon to extinguish a gas fire

[jon-nyc]

The fire raged for almost 3 years.

[Axtremus]

Interesting. Wonder how we would deal with something like this today.

[Mik]

Not a bad idea, all things considered. Especially since it worked.

[jon-nyc]

When the Iraqis lit Kuwait’s oil fields in their retreat, the US used conventional explosives right at the well head which deprived the fires of oxygen just long enough to put them out.

[Mik]

Seems a bit more conservative.

Conservative is good.

[taiwan_girl]

That is a cool story!!

[Copper]

And John Wayne (Red Adair) did it before that.

https://www.amazon.com/Hellfighters-John-Wayne/dp/B07NY9TT2Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2EWMHNOXJS56H&keywords=Hellfighters&qid=1639940358&s=instant-video&sprefix=hellfighters%2Cinstant-video%2C79&sr=1-1

[Renauda]

So? Our boys have been snubbing wild sour gas wells the world over. I remember once particularly nasty high pressure sour well near Tengiz in 1987 the Russians couldn’t snub themselves. They called on Red Adair ‘s Boots and Coots boys. They in turn brought in our H2S and CO2 wild well fellas and it was snubbed in a week.