SCIMPI Subsea Borehole Observatory

Vermont company researches fresh water supply beneath ocean floor Bethel-based Transcend Engineering developed technology that's helping researchers study a massive underwater reservoir off Cape Cod.

Short video segment about SCIMPIs IODP3 Expedition 501 deployment off Cape Cod. @wcax.com Thank you for making a complex subject easy to understand!

Readings from the Bottom of the Ocean - The White River Valley Herald Transcend Engineering, a small company based in Bethel, focuses on all things water, according to lead technologist Stephen Farrington. Recently that’s led to work at the bottom of the ocean. Over the...

A bit more about our latest SCIMPI deployment.

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Staging SCIMPI for deployment on @IODP3 Expedition 501 - a team effort YouTube video by Transcend Engineering

Check out the team working on a choreographed deployment of SCIMPI on the L/B Robert at the end of the summer.

New Sensors to be Leveraged for Ocean Seafloor Investigations - environment coastal & offshore Transcend Engineering, based in Bethel, has developed a suite of sensors called SCIMPI (Simple Cabled Instrument for Measuring Parameters In-Situ) that help scientists study the Earth’s processes bene...

Scientific ocean drilling has been a challenging field to navigate in the past several years (understatement😅) Transcend Engineering is a small, nimble company dedicated to adapting to changes and offering reliable borehole monitoring solutions for the long-term.

SCIMPI — Transcend Engineering Cutting Edge Subsea Monitoring. SCIMPI is an inexpensive seafloor borehole observatory for unconsolidated sediments.

Here’s some more SCIMPI info:

www.transcendengineering.com/scimpi

On that project, too, we refined the overhead work protocol to leverage available tooling and rigging, enabling us to emplace and release each system within about two hours of receiving clearance to proceed. 2/2

Thank you for the question. Each deployment involves a minor bit of specialization based on the expedition and equipment. For instance, we just deployed two systems in the New England shelf using a terrestrial drill rig on a lift boat, and released them using a Boart Longyear overshot. 1/2

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The next generation of SCIMPI is under development. What subsea measurements would you like to include in your next project? Would you like to learn more about how to include SCIMPI in your proposals? Our scientific team is available to talk through your ideas, just reach out. 🌊

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Scientists went hunting for freshwater deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. What they found could have global implications | CNN An international team of scientists spent three months at sea drilling into a huge, mysterious reservoir of freshwater under the salty ocean. They hope it could help tackle an increasingly severe glob...

Love the attention @ecord.bsky.social Expedition 501 is receiving, and of course our entire SCIMPI team is thrilled with having been part of the expedition.

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Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.

“Four parts per thousand was a eureka moment,” Dugan said, because the finding suggested that the water must have been connected to a terrestrial system in the past, or still is.

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Yayyysss! And our team worked with the crew to deploy SCIMPI to collect subsea data.

SCIMPI History: The SHRIMPI — Transcend Engineering Simple Cabled Instrument Measuring Parameters In-Situ (SCIMPI) is modular, when deployed down a borehole the components are separated by floats to maintain their position. A command module is position...

What scientist doesn't love thinking up a good acronym? 😜 🌊 #scientificoceandrilling #subsea

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Re-upping. A little distraction before bedtime from the news of the day.

Oh this is a cool time lapse. Our Chief Technologist Steve took video this leaving the L/B Robert scientific drill ship (yup, that's it way up above the water!) on the transport vessel the Gaspee. #ScientificOceanDrilling #Expedition501 🌊

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Expeditions can be weeks or months long and accommodate crew who are their for a short time to perform their speciality. How does the crew switch out? From the supply ship, which is much smaller than the expedition vessels, so a Billy Pugh basket is loaded with the crew for the transfer. Hang on!