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Fig. 1.5 Thermal image of Alaska hydrocarbon loss of containment caused by ice blockage
(Alaska, 2010).

Fig. 1.6 Well tubing collapsed by hydrate formation in a shut-in well annulus between tubing and
casing. Onshore Siberia, 1965. T = 8°C, P collapse >800 atm, Tubing wall thickness 6 mm, inside
diameter 63 mm. Photo by Yuri F. Makogon.