Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: environmental assessment, petroleum industry, hydrology, infrastructure planning, topography, Mackenzie Gas Project, environmental protection plan, sea level
| Principal Investigator: | Povey, Andrew (93) |
| Licence Number: | 13637 |
| Organization: | Mackenzie Project Environment Group |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2004
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| Issued: | Jun 02, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Deborah Ch |
Objective(s): Imperial Oil Resources Ltd., Aboriginal Pipeline Group, ConocoPhillips Canada (North) Ltd., Shell Canada Limited, and ExxonMobil Canada Properties are continuing baseline studies begun in 2001 as part of the Mackenzie Gas Project. Local knowledge and technical/scientific research, in combination with a synthesis of existing technical information, is being used to develop a suitable knowledge base for planning, assessment of impacts, and development of environmental protection plans. This study is for establishing vertical control points in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The existing vertical control network is very sparse in the outer Mackenzie Delta and there are no geodetic references in the vicinity of the Taglu or Niglintgak lease areas. The survey will establish geodetic elevations of existing permanent features such as well heads or benchmarks with arbitrary datums. High accuracy vertical control is required for interpretation of hydrologic data to characterize baseline conditions; interpretation of topographic data to support engineering design; and assessment of local water levels relative to mean sea level and relative to mean Beaufort Sea water levels.
