Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska
This report addresses the unique problems associated with oil and gas explorations in northern Alaska and provides background information on the climate and environment, including the permanently frozen ground that exists throughout the area. Information on exploration efforts in the 1940s and 1950s...
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ftdtic:ADA247609 2023-05-15T15:05:28+02:00 Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska Crory, Frederick E. COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH 1991-11 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA247609 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA247609 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA247609 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTS *LANDING FIELDS *OILS ABANDONMENT ALASKA BACKGROUND CLIMATE CONSTRUCTION DRILLS ICE OPERATION PERMAFROST ROADS RUNWAYS SNOW SURFACES TUNDRA VEGETATION WINTER Oil exploration Gas exploration Text 1991 ftdtic 2016-02-19T11:33:40Z This report addresses the unique problems associated with oil and gas explorations in northern Alaska and provides background information on the climate and environment, including the permanently frozen ground that exists throughout the area. Information on exploration efforts in the 1940s and 1950s is also included to demonstrate what happens when summertime operations disturb the surface vegetation and thermal regime of the frozen tundra, being the basis for why such operations are no longer permitted. Separate chapters are provided on the design, construction and operation of winter trails, roads, airfields and drill pads, including a separate chapter on their abandonment. Emphasis is placed on how, why and when to accomplish the various tasks to successfully accomplish an exploration. Airfields, Drill pads, Oil and gas exploration, Snow roads, Unsurfaced roads, Arctic construction, Ice runways, Permafrost, Tundra. Original contains color plates: All DTIC/NTIS reproductions will be in blackand white. Text Arctic Ice permafrost Tundra Alaska Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic |
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Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTS *LANDING FIELDS *OILS ABANDONMENT ALASKA BACKGROUND CLIMATE CONSTRUCTION DRILLS ICE OPERATION PERMAFROST ROADS RUNWAYS SNOW SURFACES TUNDRA VEGETATION WINTER Oil exploration Gas exploration |
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Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTS *LANDING FIELDS *OILS ABANDONMENT ALASKA BACKGROUND CLIMATE CONSTRUCTION DRILLS ICE OPERATION PERMAFROST ROADS RUNWAYS SNOW SURFACES TUNDRA VEGETATION WINTER Oil exploration Gas exploration Crory, Frederick E. Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska |
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Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTS *LANDING FIELDS *OILS ABANDONMENT ALASKA BACKGROUND CLIMATE CONSTRUCTION DRILLS ICE OPERATION PERMAFROST ROADS RUNWAYS SNOW SURFACES TUNDRA VEGETATION WINTER Oil exploration Gas exploration |
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This report addresses the unique problems associated with oil and gas explorations in northern Alaska and provides background information on the climate and environment, including the permanently frozen ground that exists throughout the area. Information on exploration efforts in the 1940s and 1950s is also included to demonstrate what happens when summertime operations disturb the surface vegetation and thermal regime of the frozen tundra, being the basis for why such operations are no longer permitted. Separate chapters are provided on the design, construction and operation of winter trails, roads, airfields and drill pads, including a separate chapter on their abandonment. Emphasis is placed on how, why and when to accomplish the various tasks to successfully accomplish an exploration. Airfields, Drill pads, Oil and gas exploration, Snow roads, Unsurfaced roads, Arctic construction, Ice runways, Permafrost, Tundra. Original contains color plates: All DTIC/NTIS reproductions will be in blackand white. |
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Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska |
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Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska |
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Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska |
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Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska |
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Construction Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration in Northern Alaska |
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construction guidelines for oil and gas exploration in northern alaska |
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