EA Title Orphan Basin Controlled Source Electromagnetic Survey Program Environmental Assessment
(CSEM EA) (LGL 2006) is in support of its application to conduct a controlled sources electromagnetic survey (CSEM). The CSEM provides an environmental assessment of a multi-year resistivity survey in the Orphan Basin area, commencing in 2006. Additional surveys may be undertaken in 2007. 1 Descript...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.540.8880 http://www.cnlopb.nl.ca/pdfs/obelectr/obeascr.pdf |
| Summary: | (CSEM EA) (LGL 2006) is in support of its application to conduct a controlled sources electromagnetic survey (CSEM). The CSEM provides an environmental assessment of a multi-year resistivity survey in the Orphan Basin area, commencing in 2006. Additional surveys may be undertaken in 2007. 1 Description of Project ExxonMobil Canada Ltd., the Proponent, is proposing to conduct a Controlled Source Electromagnetic Surveys (CSEM) or resistivity mapping over the area covered by exploration licences (ELs) 1073/1074/1075/1076/1077/1078/1079/1080 in the Orphan Basin area of the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore area. CSEM is used to supplement 3-D seismic data to discriminate petroleum from water if the reservoir structure is known. The CSEM will take place over ELs 1073-1080 and an additional 20 km area surrounding the ELs to accommodate ship turning radius (the Project Area – see Table in Section 3.2). For the 2006-2007 surveys, three targets have been identified: (1) Great Barasway, (2) Chapel Arm, and (3) Sunnyside. Water depths range from about 1,500 m to 2,750 m. The total duration of the 2006-2007 program is anticipated to be 64 days. There will be |
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