Folder PCA0002-4b
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Work began in January of the remaining 77 miles of the 147-mile fuel gas line between Prudhoe Bay and pump station 4, north of the Brooks Mountain range., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-5
Scope and Contents
GL3064-1
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
The line was more than 60 per cent complete in early April. Here, a ditching machine cuts through the snow and frozen ground to make the ditch for the fuel line., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-6
Scope and Contents
GL3066-1
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
Ditching is also accomplished with a rocsaw, which consists of a long chain arm with specially hardened teeth mounted on a D-9 caterpillar body. It resembles a giant chainsaw., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-7
Scope and Contents
GL3068-1
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
Here, the depth of the ditch is measured. The ditch must meet specifications of four feet deep, 1-1/2 feet wide., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-8
Scope and Contents
GL3066-19
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
Welding of the fuel line pipe is performed in the shelter of small portable shacks., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-9
Scope and Contents
GL3070-11
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
Two pipe sizes are being used for the line—8-inch and 10-inch diameter., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-10
Scope and Contents
GL3071-2
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
In many areas, the fuel gas line closely parallels the 48-inch oil line. The fuel line will supply natural gas from Prudhoe Bay to power turbine generators at pump stations 1 through 4, and is expected to be ready for its first flow in early May., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-11
Scope and Contents
GL3072-17/8
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
Here, crews are preparing to hydrotest the fuel line. Hydrotesting, or water pressure testing, is the pipe’s final test before becoming operational., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-12
Scope and Contents
GL3073-3/7
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
An obstacle the fuel line does not have to traverse is the 4,800-foot Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range, which is the highest elevation on the pipeline route., 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-13
Scope and Contents
PC2552-1
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04
Although pipeline installation through the pass was completed last November, restoration work continued throughout the winter. [PC2553-1, # on slide], 1977-04
Item — Folder: PCA0002-4b
Identifier: PCA0002-4b-14
Scope and Contents
PC2553-1
Dates:
Issued: 1977-04