Attachment_1_NPRA_Drum_Descriptions.pdf
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This document provides details on four drum removal sites located within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that were identified by the Bureau of Land Management. The sites contain a total of approximately 450 drums and other solid waste materials such as batteries, metal rig tracks, wooden debris, and small metal cans from past activities. Site locations, quantities and types of waste, and aerial photographs are described for each site. The solicitation seeks removal and disposal of drums and other solid waste at the four identified sites, which range from 16 to over 200 drums per location. Work will require helicopter or overland transport due to remote Arctic locations between 33 to 80 miles from Utqiagvik and Atqasuk, Alaska. The Bureau of Land Management is the contracting agency listed in Solicitation Number 140L6323Q0040 for drum removal services within the specified sites in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
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Attachment 1 NPR-A Drum Removal Site Locations and Descriptions
The BLM has identified following four sites within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) with drums and other solid waste present as a result of past activities in the NPR-A. These locations are only accessible by helicopter in the summer or by overland travel in the winter.
Figure 1 - Site Map
Table 1 - Site List
Site ID Site Name Lat/Long Legal Description (Umiat Meridian)
Site 1 Skull Cliff Legacy Well 70.9004, -157.6012 Section 23, Township 13 North, Range 22 West
Site 2 Drums Near ASTAC Trail 70.7156, -157.5562 Section 27, Township 16 North, Range 22 West
Site 3 Drums Near Lake East of Atquasuk
70.4497, -156.7227 Section 26, Township 13 North, Range 19 West
Site 4 Drums Near Mead River South of Atqasuk
70.1498, -156.9935 Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 21 West
Site 1 – Skull Cliff Legacy Well
This site is located on the coast of the Chukchi Sea, approximately 33 miles southwest of Utqiagvik and
30 miles north of Atqasuk. The U.S. Navy drilled the Skull Cliff Legacy well in 1947 as part of the initial exploratory drilling in the NPR-A. Over 200 drums at the site, along with other solid waste including an old battery, a metal rig track, and other wooden and metal debris.
The Skull Cliff test well consists of a 7-inch diameter casing sticking up about 5 feet above the ground inside a shallow wood cellar. The BLM has plans to plug and abandon the Skull Cliff test well in the future. To support future work, this project includes the collection of soil samples around the wellhead.
Photo 1 - Aerial view of drums at Site 1
Photo 2 - Battery and drum at Site 1
Photo 3 - Drums and wooden debris at Site 1
Photo 4 - Drums and old track at Site 1
Photo 5 - Skull Cliff Legacy Well wellhead at Site 1
Site 2 – Drums near ASTAC Trail
This site is approximately 45 miles southwest of Utqiagvik and 17 miles north of Atqasuk. A pile of approximately 20 was drums was observed from the air at this location; the BLM did not land at this site to make observations.
Photo 6 - Aerial view of drums at Site 2
Site 3 – Drums Near Lake East of Atqasuk
This site is located approximately 60 miles south of Utqiagvik and 16 miles east of Atqasuk. This location consists of approximately 65 drums and other solid waste. There are about 30 drums on the bluff above the lake shore, with about 15 clustered together and the other 15 scattered around, and another 35 drums on the lake shore, with some of them in the water. Numerous smaller metal cans were observed along the side of the bluff, along with two metal rig tracks and other metal debris.
Photo 7 - Aerial view of drums at Site 3
Photo 8 - drums at lakeshore at Site 3
Photo 9 - drums and old track at Site 3
Photo 10 - Small cans and other debris at Site 3
Photo 11 - drums on bluff above lake at Site 3
Site 4 – Drums near Mead River south of Atqasuk
This site is approximately 80 miles south of Utqiagvik and 25 miles southeast of Atqasuk. This location consists of a pile of 16 drums. There were also a few small cans and pieces of wood observed in the area.
Photo 12 - Aerial view of drums at Site 4
Photo 13 - Drums at Site 4
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