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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
78 |
| Date of Summary |
June 30, 1984 |
| Subject |
Structural Concepts for Lease
Sale 87 |
| Performing Activity |
Brian Watt Associates, Inc. |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. Jal N. Birdy |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
The objective was to assess the
feasibility and costs of developing exploration and production systems for Lease Sale 87
in the Diapir Field, Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Sea ice, unconsolidated sediments, soil
slumping, shallow gas concentrates, subsea permafrost, gas hydrates, and ice gouges are
some of the factors which will complicate development in this area. This project was a
cooperative effort composed of twenty industry participants and the Minerals Management
Service. A primary objective of this project was to develop a specific criteria for
various target sites within the lease sale area. |
| Progress |
Complete |
| Reports |
AA (334
pages; 11,140 KB)
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Feasibility and Costs of
Exploration and Production Systems in OCS Lease Sale 87, Diapir Field, Alaska, Volumes 1
and 2, Brian Watt Associates Inc., Houston, Texas, June 26, 1984. |
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