Environmental Services
Reid Crowther offers Environmental services from Phase I investigations through Phase II evaluations and is able to organise and execute Phase III remediation using a variety of technologies available through its own resources or those of its alliance partners. The types of services available through Reid Crowther and its alliance partners include:
Soil & Groundwater Contamination Investigations The types of soil and groundwater contaminants that have been successfully investigated using the techniques available through Reid Crowther include the following:
After investigation using these techniques Reid Crowther is able to offer remediation technologies depending on the particular needs of the site and Reid Crowther is able to undertake this remedial work as part of the overall package of services offered to its clients. Environmental Studies
The techniques available through Reid Crowther and its alliance partners will be of benefit to engineering work on a variety of projects and the following types of assignments have been successfully undertaken using the tools available to Reid Crowther.
Through the skill of its alliance partners and its own personnel, Reid Crowther is able to offer the following geophysical services:
Remedial Technologies and Techniques Available Hydraulic Fracturing The hydraulic fracturing process uses proprietary down hole equipment to enable the expeditious and cost-effective clean-up of contaminated sites underlain by tight, "problem" soils such as clays and silts. Clean up is achieved by physically splitting the soil to allow rapid movement of contaminants through the resulting fractures created in the soil. This enables the removal of subsurface contaminants at a much greater rate than conventional techniques and eliminates the need for costly and disruptive excavation of the site. This proprietary technology is applied via vertical, directional and horizontal boreholes. ![]()
Soil Washing and Oilfield Solids Cleaning The JLF Soil Washing system for cleaning solids is very efficient in using energy for this purpose; this is because the rate of energy dissipation is exceedingly intense and is difficult to accomplish with other mechanical methods being offered as alternatives.
Oil Contaminated Drill Cuttings Remediation and Soil Remediation
The systems available trough Reid Crowther provide collection and storage based on total containment. Raw cuttings are collected and stored in 4-sided storage tanks as centrifuge underflow and shale shaker screenings. A drilling residuals are prevented from contacting any land surface on location. The storage and collection tanks are designed to reclaim any free oil and recover any drilling fluids from cuttings through a closed circulation system of screens, troughs and self priming pumps. A proprietary bioremediation technology has been developed and successfully implemented for the onsite treatment of raw drill cuttings. This methodology provides a cost effective and environmental viable alternative to incineration, land filling or washing. A specialised mixing system blends collected cutting, or any other hydrocarbon contaminated soil, by calibrated weight measure with organic amendments producing a homogeneous mixture. The amendments provide aeration, biodegradation and hydrocarbon immobilisation. The mixture is land spread and biodegradation of the hydrocarbon occurs more quickly leaving the organics and clean soil/cuttings. The process was developed in concert with Canadian regulatory bodies and more than meets the requirements of Environmental Regulatory Agencies.
Overall Support in the Oil Services Sector Reid Crowther can cover the spectrum of services that may be needed such as:
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