CPE - Collier County Vibracoring

On August 6, 2003, Coastal Planning & Engineering Geotechnical and Geology Section began vibracoring operations onboard the Atlantic Twin, a 90 foot Catamaran operated by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey. From August 6th to 10th thirty three cores were taken and field logged onboard the Atlantic Twin. Twenty eight of these cores were taken on a 3 to 5 foot ridge approximately 5 miles off of Naples Florida and five were obtained from a potential deposit approximately 5 miles off of Marco Island, Florida.

Between August 11th to 13th five reconnaissance cores and twelve primary cores were taken and field logged onboard the Atlantic Twin on a 8 to 20 foot ridge known as Tom’s Hills, these ridges are located approximately 12 miles offshore of Sanibel Island and 30 Miles northwest of North Collier County Florida.

On August 7, 2003, the first eight cores were taken to CPE's Boca Raton office and were photograph, logged and sampled. The remaining forty-two cores were transported to Boca Raton every two days to be logged, sampled and analyzed. By August 18th thirty five cores were logged, photographed and sampled. The analysis of the sand samples extracted from the vibracores and the logging and photographing of the remaining cores are currently under way.

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	Collier County Vibracoring
	Pictures and Videos from Field Operations
	On August 6, 2003, Coastal Planning & Engineering Geotechnical and Geology Section began vibracoring operations onboard the Atlantic Twin, a 90 foot Catamaran operated by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey. From August 6th to 10th thirty three cores were taken and field logged onboard the Atlantic Twin. Twenty eight of these cores were taken on a 3 to 5 foot ridge approximately 5 miles off of Naples Florida and five were obtained from a potential deposit approximately 5 miles off of Marco Island, Florida. Between August 11th to 13th five reconnaissance cores and twelve primary cores were taken and field logged onboard the Atlantic Twin on a 8 to 20 foot ridge known as Tom’s Hills, these ridges are located approximately 12 miles offshore of Sanibel Island and 30 Miles northwest of North Collier County Florida. On August 7, 2003, the first eight cores were taken to CPE's Boca Raton office and were photograph, logged and sampled. The remaining forty-two cores were transported to Boca Raton every two days to be logged, sampled and analyzed. By August 18th thirty five cores were logged, photographed and sampled. The analysis of the sand samples extracted from the vibracores and the logging and photographing of the remaining cores are currently under way. Top
	Pictures and Videos from Field Operations on 08/04 to 08/12 Video1 (Click to download) 6.34MB Video2 (Click to download) 2.26MB Video3 (Click to download) 6.88MB Video4 (Click to download) 1.14MB Navigation System GIS in the Field Vibrator Head Core Recovery Deck Work Descending Core Rig Preparing to Split the Core Field Logging Core Splitting Core Splitting Preliminary Field Analysis Cutting the Core Handling the Core Logged Vibracores Core Splitting Table Cutting the Core Cutting the Core Vibrator Head Core Rig Work Deck Top