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Groundwater Supply for Oil Pool Injection, SAG-D, Rig/Plant/Facilities
 The development of groundwater source wells for oilfield requirements is a major focus of Waterline Resources Inc.’s hydrogeological service to oil and gas companies. The development of groundwater from shallow aquifer settings can provide a viable and sustainable water resource for the oil and gas industry as an alternative to surface water. The resource has been utilized for pressure maintenance, secondary oil recovery through steam injection, enhanced oil recovery using a waterflood, rig and camp water supplies, as well as for gas plant, refineries, SAG-D operations, and other oil facilities.
Waterline’s success in developing reliable water supplies lie in our ability to effectively evaluate site specific geological and hydrogeological conditions and applying well construction technologies suitable for those conditions. The assessment of drilling technologies and the use of experienced drilling contractors is essential for the completion of high quality production wells. Waterline has developed relationships with a select number of drilling contractors who are consistently and successfully utilized for water well designed and construction.
Understanding the Regulatory Environment
The success of these projects also relies on Waterline’s knowledge of the regulatory framework. From a technical perspective, the geological and engineering skills required to develop groundwater supplies is similar for municipal, industrial, agricultural and residential projects. The regulatory framework, however, differs greatly and can be quite complex and laborious for the uninitiated. Waterline provides a comprehensive service commensurate with federal, provincial and municipal environmental regulations, as well as with sensitive issues related to landownership.
Groundwater Resource and Development
Waterline provides the following services for water supply projects:
- Turnkey project management;
- Search of geological and hydrogeological databases;
- Site reconnaissance survey;
- Client/regulatory/landowner liaison and mediation;
- Water well permitting and licensing;
- Water well contractor tendering and selection;
- Well-site supervision of drilling and well construction, development and aquifer testing;
- Groundwater modelling and watershed/aquifer management evaluations;
- Public consultation and expert witness;
- Borehole database search; water well and oil and gas wells;
- Aerial Photograph Interpretation;
- Interpretation of oil and gas well downhole geophysical data; and
- Oil and gas well surface casing installation in unconsolidated artesian aquifers and blow-out evaluations.
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