The objective was to assess the current knowledge of ice accretion on offshore structures in the Arctic, with emphasis on the St. George Basin. This is an adjunct project to Projects Number 56 and 61. Using industry sources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) supervised the installation of sensors on two mobile drilling rigs operating in the St. George Basin. CRREL trained vessel observers to make the necessary observations during a 2- to 3- month drilling program.
Complete. Instruments were installed on two offshore rigs drilling in the St. George Basin. Due to light weather, very little icing occurred. The data that was obtained was analyzed and compared with that obtained during the previous projects. The final report was prepared and distributed.