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Field Activity Details for field activity 2013-001-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): USGS GAS HYDRATES (LQ000FP)

Principal Investigator(s): Carolyn Ruppel

Affiliate Investigator(s): Ruppel not going on cruise; Pat Hart (PCMSC) and Seth Haines (Denver) co-chiefs

Information Specialist(s): PARTNER

Data Type(s): Seismics: Multichannel, Seismics: Sparker

Scientific Purpose/Goals: High resolution seismics and 4C OBS work at deepwater Gulf of Mexico sites previously drilled/logged through DOE/Chevron JIP

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Cocodrie

End Port/Location: Cocodrie

Start Date: 2013-04-13

End Date: 2013-05-07

Equipment Used: Multichannel seismics, Sparker

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Cruise led by Seth Haines from Central Energy center and Pat Hart from PCMSC. Focused on MCS data acquisition over seafloor nodes. Ruppel handled many arrangements as Gas Hydrates Project Chief and also handled all marine compliance and much of the DOE funding.

Staff: Eric Moore, Thomas O'Brien

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: This is a Gas Hydrates Project activity. Co-chief scientists are Seth Haines, Denver ERP, and Pat Hart, PCMSC. Local contact: Carolyn Ruppel

Data are associated with USGS Santa Cruz field activity number P-01-13-LA.
Project = Natural Gas Hydrates/DOE,

Location:

Northern Gulf of Mexico

Boundaries
North: 28.1495 South: 24.44715 West: -92.5049 East: -84.99023

Platform(s):

photo of Pelican
Pelican

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Multichannel seismics --- Multichannel
Sparker --- Sparker

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