Modern Explosives - An Economical Offshore Tool

In this paper the limitations of present underwater tools and methods of accomplishing work is discussed and the need for a better system is presented. New cost-effective underwater devices and techniques which utilize modern explosive energy are described. The new technology of "non-explosive" explosives and their associated Shaped Charge hardware is described and the "tailor-made" application of these "space-age" tools to the specialized field of Offshore Petroleum Services is given. Predictions are made of the role which this source of energy will play in the new world of underwater technology, as related to the Offshore Oil Industry.