Alyeska pioneers new pipe line technology

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976 · Pipe Line Ind.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7333463

McPhail, J F

The Trans-Alaska pipeline system is being built for one purpose--to make the almost 10-billion-barrel crude oil reserve at Prudhoe Bay available to U. S. industry and consumers. When completed, the pipeline will traverse some of the most rugged terrain in North America. The 1,287-km (800-mi.) long system will transport crude oil from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's Arctic Ocean coast, generally along the course of the Sagavanirktok (Sag) River crossing Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range between the headwaters of the Atigun River and the Dietrich River. The pipeline continues on a southerly course, crossing the Yukon River on the first permanent vehicular bridge ever built across this river. Passing just east of Fairbanks, the pipeline picks up the Richardson Highway 97 km (60 mi.) south of Fairbanks and follows this highway through the Alaska Range, crossing through Isabel Pass. Continuing through the Copper River basin of south central Alaska, the pipeline crosses the Chugach Mountain Range through Thompson Pass, then precipitously follows a bench along Keystone Canyon, eventually reaching Valdez--an ice-free port on an arm of Prince William Sound on the Gulf of Alaska. The unique features of the pipeline construction are summarized with emphasis on the above-ground construction mode. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Anchorage
• OSTI ID: 7333463
• Journal Information: Pipe Line Ind.; (United States), Vol. 45:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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