Thaw mitigation thermal evaluation and sensitivity study
Construction activities of a natural gas pipeline may disturb earth-atmosphere thermal balance that may, if unmitigated, degrade existing permafrost. This study was conducted to determine approaches to thaw-related concerns during construction of the Alaska segment of the Alaska Natural Gas Transpor...
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| Corporate Author(s): | , |
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| Document Type: | Report |
| Publisher: | Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company |
| Report Numbers: | H08 |
| Date: | 27 September 1982 |
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| Online Access: | View Full Text |
| Library Holdings: | Print Versions |
| Summary: | Construction activities of a natural gas pipeline may disturb earth-atmosphere thermal balance that may, if unmitigated, degrade existing permafrost. This study was conducted to determine approaches to thaw-related concerns during construction of the Alaska segment of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System. Geothermal analysis methodology is described. Results of geothermal simulations conducted north and south of Atigun Pass are presented. |
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| Physical Description: | 147 p. |
| Notes: | Title page is lacking. Title, issuing agency, date, and revision information are from the technical data sheet. This report is an enclosure to a letter to William Black (Director of Engineering, Office of the Federal Inspector) from Edwin (Al) Kuhn (Director, Governmental Affairs, Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company) dated September 29, 1982. That letter is called "'Thaw mitigation thermal evaluation and sensitivity study,' Forwarding of." In addition to that cover letter, a petition called "Petition for "Business" designation submitted to OFI pursuant to 10 CFR Part 1504 : enclosure to Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company letter GOA-82-1121, September 29, 1982 to Mr. William Black" accompanied the distribution of this report. All three pieces of this set of correspondence are cataloged separately. According to the cover letter, this report is copyrighted, confidential, and proprietary, and remains property of the Alaskan Northwest Natural Gas Transportation Company. The technical data sheet indicates this is revision 0 or "draft for review". "Doc. no. H08"--Technical data sheet. |