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Project Number 141
Date of Summary September 30, 1990
Subject Nipterk Spray Ice Island-Summer Protection Experiment
Performing Activity Esso Resources Canada Limited
Principal Investigator Dr. K. R. Croasdale
Contracting Agency Canada Oil and Gas Lands Administration
Estimated Completion Complete
Description The objective was to conduct research on extending the use of exploration spray ice platforms through breakup and into summer. The overall goals were to develop sufficient knowledge of ablation, erosion rates, and protective methods to extend the operational time and enable a marine demobilization option to be included in the plans for future spray ice islands.
Progress Complete. The use of grounded spray ice platforms for exploration drilling in the shallow waters of the Arctic was successfully demonstrated. The advantages of using spray ice islands provide motivation to advance the technology and extend their application and service life.

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Reports
AA (256 pages)  File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Poplin, J. P., Nipterk P-32 Spray Ice Island Ablation Protection Experiment, Esso Resources Canada Ltd., Calgary, Canada, December 1989.
AB (269 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Poplin, J. P., Nipterk P-32 Spray Ice Island Ablation Protection Experiment, ERCL.RS.89.24, Esso Resources Canada Ltd., Calgary, Canada, January 1990.

 

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