Author(s): K. R. Croasdale; George Comfort; Greg Crocker; Michel Metge; Ron Ritch
Linked Author(s): George Comfort
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Abstract: During the past four winters, a comprehensive “Ice Field Programme” has been conducted each year to address ice issues and gather data from which to develop design criteria. Field activities have included stamukha profiling with thermal drills, use of an ROV to examine ice scours around stamukha, bore hole jack tests, flexural and indentation crushing tests on rafted ice, use of ground penetrating radar to survey rafted ice extents, and use of laser profilometer for ice pile up and stamukha surveys. In addition, ice interaction with structures used for exploratory and delineation drilling has been documented. This paper describes how the “Caspian Ice Field Programme” was designed to meet the identified ice issues relating to the oil and gas offshore facilities, how it was implemented and some typical results.
Year: 2004