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Norman Wells (Slavey language: Tłegǫ́hłı̨ [t͡ɬʰɛkṍhɬĩ] "where there is oil") is a town located in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.The town, which hosts the Sahtu Regional office, is situated on the north side of the Mackenzie River and provides a view down the valley of the Franklin and Richardson mountains.
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The Sahtu Region is an administrative region in Canada's Northwest Territories.Coterminous with the settlement region described in the 1993 Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, 41,437 km 2 (15,999 sq mi) of the Sahtu is collectively owned by its Indigenous Sahtu and Métis inhabitants.
"[I]ncreased knowledge on the dynamics of thaw slump activity is required to better characterize their impact on the environment." [3] According to a 1990 study, woodchip insulation on ice-rich slopes were used to slow down slumping along the "pipeline route from Norman Wells, NWT, to Zama, Alberta." [15] [15]
When the Liberal government was re-elected in 1980, it approved construction of an oil pipeline from Norman Wells to Zama, Alberta, through Dehcho territory where land claims have yet to be settled. Exploration continued at a steady pace and by 1995 there were over 1,900 wells above the 60th parallel. In addition, aboriginal groups settled ...
Norman Wells Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CEU8) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) south-southeast of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada on D.O.T. Lake. It is open from June until September.
The only functioning oil pipeline in the Mackenzie basin connects Norman Wells with Zama City, Alberta. Norman Wells was the main oil-producing area on the Mackenzie River until the 1970s, when new oil fields were discovered further north in the Mackenzie delta [68] and the surrounding coastline. As of 2016, there were an estimated 166 billion ...