Woocheen

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About the firm

Woocheen is an ocean-health platform with geosciences, subsea engineering, environmental, and marine construction capabilities. Its teams support offshore, nearshore, and onshore ground investigations, geotechnical and geophysical site characterization, offshore wind development, cable landfall planning, laboratory testing, data analysis, and remediation work from operations based in California and other global offices.

Firm type
Geotechnical Engineering · Marine Engineering · Coastal Engineering · Environmental Engineering

People

Terry DownesChief Executive Officer

Tim BoydNorth America, Nearshore & Onshore Operations

Paolo CasciottiGlobal Geosciences & Offshore

Capabilities

Offshore Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization

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Deep-water and shallow-water investigations for offshore renewable energy and marine infrastructure.

  • Foundation, Mooring, and Cable Route Characterization

    Geotechnical and geophysical site characterization for foundations, mooring systems, and offshore cable routes.

  • Cone Penetration Testing

    Seabed CPT systems and cone penetration testing for high-resolution geotechnical data collection.

  • Marine Geophysical Surveying

    Marine geophysical surveying to locate resources, inform offshore structures, and assess environmental and construction risks.

  • Seabed Sampling and Coring

    Sampling, soil and rock coring, vibrocoring, and borehole programs for seabed and subsurface investigations.

Nearshore Ground Investigation

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Nearshore and ultra-shallow-water ground investigations that support design decisions for coastal and offshore-energy projects.

  • Cable Landfall Investigation

    Geotechnical surveys that inform landfall methods for cables carrying power from offshore wind farms to shore.

  • Jack-Up Barge Investigations

    Jack-up barge programs with sonic drilling, direct push sampling, rotary coring, and CPT systems.

  • Factual Ground Investigation Reporting

    Reporting for marine ground investigations, port developments, quay works, and bridge replacement studies.

Onshore Geosciences and Geotechnical Engineering

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Site-characterization services for structures, embankments, tunnels, foundations, and infrastructure projects.

  • Borehole Drilling and Soil Sampling

    Borehole drilling, soil sampling, and geophysical surveys used to characterize soil, bedrock, groundwater, and seismic risks.

  • Geotechnical Reporting

    Detailed geotechnical reports that aid design and construction of foundations and other infrastructure.

  • Groundwater Remediation

    Groundwater remediation services within onshore site-characterization and environmental work.

Subsea Engineering and Analytical Consulting

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Subsea engineering, laboratory testing, and analytical services integrated with offshore and nearshore geoscience programs.

  • Custom Equipment Development

    In-house development of equipment customized for offshore, nearshore, and onshore geosciences work.

  • Laboratory Testing

    Laboratory testing support for geotechnical and environmental investigation programs.

  • Data Analysis

    Data analysis and interpretation for well-designed, comprehensive geoscience investigations.

Industries

Marine · Wind · Renewable Energy · Environmental & Remediation · Infrastructure · Ports & Harbors · Bridges

Projects

Med Wind

Mediterranean · Wind · 2023 · Client: Renexia

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Studied environmentally sustainable mooring and anchoring solutions for a floating offshore wind farm project in the Mediterranean.

Ocean Wind One

Wind · 2022

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Conducted a geotechnical survey that supported design of cable landfall methods for offshore wind turbines.

Port of Cromarty Firth

Cromarty Firth · Ports & Harbors · Client: Cromarty Firth Port Authority Ltd

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Performed marine ground investigation to characterize ground conditions for a port phase-five development, quayside extension, and laydown area.

Naver Bridge

Scottish Highlands · Bridges

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Investigated superficial soils geology to aid design and construction of a replacement bridge.

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