Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: pipeline corridor, geophysics, landscape assessment, ground thaw, wedge ice
| Principal Investigator: | Hawkins, Jim R. (10) |
| Licence Number: | 14125 |
| Organization: | Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2007
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| Issued: | Mar 14, 2007 |
| Project Team: | Geophysical Surveyor (executing geophysical surveys, Contractor - TBD), General Contractor (clearing and maintaining access and sites, Contractor - TBD), Emergency Medical Technician (provide first aid and determine medical treatment, Contractor - TBD), Field Superintendent (supervising all field activities, Imperial), ARGO Operators (operating the ARGO vehicles, Contractor - TBD), Safety Advisor (ensure safety procedures are followed, Contractor - TBD), Environmental Inspector (ensure enviornmental requirements are met, Contractor - TBD), Environmental Monitor (a community rep providing environmental input, Contractor - TBD), Wildlife Monitor (providing wildlife encounter management, Contractor - TBD) |
Objective(s): To conduct ground based geophysical surveys to determine boundaries between frozen and unfrozen ground and to identify ice wedges and other forms of ground ice along the proposed right-of-way.
Project Description: The objective of the program is to map areas along the right-of-way where the ground is unfrozen (taliks) and to locate ice wedges and larger, deeper areas of massive ice, in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Shallow geophysical surveys will provide information on subsurface conditions. ARGO tracked vehicles will tow geophysical instruments (EM31, Ohm Mapper, or GEM-2) behind them. A ground-penetrating radar survey, at two frequencies, will be used to detect ice wedges and massive ice. A GPS unit will be used to record the location of survey equipment. A soil conductivity survey will map unfrozen ground boundaries. Information about the program will be provided to the communities through Imperial Oil’s ongoing consultation program. A non-technical summary report will be submitted to the Aurora Research Institute with copies available to community. All investigations will be conducted along the pipeline right-of-way in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The geophysical program will be carried out from March 15 to April 15, 2007.
