New Case Study – Depth of Burial (DOB) Survey of Natural Gas Pipelines

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New Case Study – Depth of Burial (DOB) Survey of Natural Gas Pipelines

This case study examines the depth of burial survey of natural gas pipelines crossing the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon, using an Innomar medium-100 parametric sub-bottom profiler.

  • This study demonstrates the capabilities of an Innomar parametric sub-bottom profiler system to detect buried pipelines in a river environment and determine their depth of burial
  • A section of the Columbia River was surveyed with a few parallel lines (direction along the river) at water depths of 5 to 15 meters
  • Additionally, the area was surveyed with a NORBIT WINGHEAD®i80S Long Range multi-beam system for high-resolution bathymetry.

    Equipment used:
  • Innomar medium-100 parametric sub-bottom profiler
  • NORBIT WINGHEAD®i80S Long Range featuring integrated Applanix Oceanmaster INS/GNSS and AML SV sensor
  • NORBIT PORTUS pole mounted over the side on an 8m survey vessel
  • AML-3 sound velocity profiler

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