Facilities and Operations
Oil and Gas facilities that are under the Department of Interior jurisdiction require compliance with various metering, transfer and safety rules. Our staff works with your team to design oil and gas facilities that are in compliance with all local, state, Tribal and Federal requirements. We provide onsite inspection services to troubleshoot any compliance issues. We provide audit and inspection support for wells on Federal and Indian lands.
Due to the danger oil spills cause to public health and the environment, every effort must be made to prevent oil spills and to clean them up promptly once they occur. The purpose of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule is to help facilities prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. The SPCC rule requires facilities to develop, maintain, and implement an oil spill prevention plan, called an SPCC Plan. These Plans help facilities prevent oil spill, as well as control a spill should one occur.
We are experts in plugging and abandonment, oil field decommission and land reclamation. We provide customized solutions for your current plugging needs. Our staff is highly trained and experienced in pugging and abandonment procedures. We specialize in plugging wells that require federal or tribal oversight. We are fully insured and bonded to provide plugging services.
Remediation plans and activities are tailored to the specific project to meet all regulations and oversight. We work regularly with Corps of Engineer, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs to ensure oil and gas projects are remediated and in compliance. This ensures that the operator’s bonds can be released timely.
Enhanced Recovery Units that involved federal and Indian tracts of land require compliance with many federal unit and reporting. BLM and BIA Enhanced Recovery Units need to be established at the federal level after the state regulations have been met. We assist in establishing federal enhanced recovery units and all the reporting requirements.