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Fredonia Underground Facility
Project Details
TUTOR PERINI AFFILIATES
Frontier-Kemper / FKC-Lake Shore
Prime Contractor
OWNER
Wilson County Holdings
LOCATION
Fredonia, KS
ARCHITECT
Brierley Associates Consultants, Inc.
COMPLETION
2014
Project Description
In March of 2013, Frontier-Kemper was contracted by Wilson County Holdings (WCH) to construct an Underground Drilling Facility to access oil reserves. The facility is a new concept for oil production and is one of the most unique and innovative projects FKCI's Mine Development Division and FKC-Lake Shore have undertaken.
The project included A Main Access Shaft (Conventionally Excavated); An Underground Drilling Gallery; An Emergency Escape/Ventilation Shaft (Raise Bored); A Tunnel Connecting the Two Shafts (Drill & Blast Methods); A Permanent Headframe and Hoisting System; The Hybridized Ventilation/Emergency Escape Hoisting System.