Tyonek Route Survey and Mapping
Multiple oil and gas platforms are scattered along the upper Cook Inlet and supply onshore facilities with oil and natural gas. A client proposed plans to install a new pipeline and contracted Woolpert to survey the area and supply a proposed pipeline route between a platform and the shore. Using a combination of high-resolution multibeam sonar and CHIRP Subbottom sonar, Woolpert collected data within a 2,000 by 16,000-foot corridor to determine the best route for the pipeline and free of boulders, steep grade, and obstructions.
The Woolpert team identified nearly 5,000 rocks and hazards within the proposed pipeline corridor. Woolpert also tracked silt movement to better understand the changing topography in the area. With the data gathered by Woolpert, the client could plan and install the pipeline in the most effective manner.