Toxicologia Ambiental e Analítica

Supplementary Soil Characterization Beyond 5 Meter Depth in Selected Sites in Burgan Field

Abstract

Ahmed Al-Rashed and Hossam Mostgab

The environment of Kuwait had a massive distraction by the Iraqi tropes in 1990. Oil wells had large damages in the Burgan area created huge amount of spill on Soil surface and sub surface. Almost thirty years since the deduction of 734 oil wells in Kuwait. the majority of the land in the oil production in the country effected by contamination in the desert environment. This paper present description and result of site soil characterization activities carried over five (5) well heads in the Burgan field, which were further contaminated beyond 5 m depth. Site characterization study had used to determine the depth of oil and to estimate the level of contamination on these wells, and which layers of the soil in the selected five well heads have more spill, to proceed with remediation procedures using selected fertilizers (nutrients).