Drilling and Coring of Frozen Ground in Northern Alaska, Spring 1979.

Abstract

Frozen samples of perennially frozen ground were obtained from 33 holes drilled at six locations in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska in the spring of 1979. Total depth of drilling was 510 m (1670 ft), of which 178 m (584 ft) was cored. The objectives of the program were to define the location and extent of segregated and massive ice at each location and to determine the origins and ages of the ground ice through studies of the hole stratigraphy and future laboratory analyses of core samples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084277

Entities

People

  • Bruce Brockett
  • Daniel E. Lawson

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Compressors
  • Air Temperature
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemistry
  • Cold Regions
  • Compressed Air
  • Compressors
  • Cooling
  • Core Sampling
  • Drilling
  • Earth Sciences
  • Geological Surveys
  • Helicopters
  • Materials
  • Moisture Content
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Regions

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies