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  • June 7, 2024
Comprehensive well pad design

Comprehensive Well Pad Design

RETTEW facilitated the design, permitting, and construction of a horizontal well pad for an oil and gas client. The project posed a series of complex challenges that our team navigated...

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  • January 24, 2024
Road maintenance and improvements

Belmont County Road Maintenance and Route Improvements

A client’s haul route utilized Lee Road, a narrow rural corridor in poor condition containing areas only wide enough for a single vehicle to pass. In its existing condition, the...

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  • January 24, 2024
Jefferson County Road Maintenance

Jefferson County Road Maintenance and Route Upgrades

A client’s haul route ran along Fernwood Road, which provides access to the Jefferson County Airport from the south. The airport access was restricted because of a tight turning radius...

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  • January 24, 2024
Temporary Waterline

Railroad Waterline Bridge Span Supports

A confidential oil and gas company needed to safely span three railroad bridges with a temporary waterline needed for fracking operations. Safety and stability were critically important in the unique...

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  • October 30, 2018
Post Project Property

Salt Water Injection Well Facility Site Characterization and Remediation

Our client, planning to sell their property, received a compliance notice from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) requiring remedial actions. Historically, the site was contaminated by chloride, petroleum...

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  • April 12, 2017

Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan

A client, under an agreement with the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WVDNR), was required to properly manage sensitive water systems and prevent contamination by aquatic invasive species (AIS)...

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  • April 12, 2017

Data Management and Operation Optimization

An exploration and production client was developing the infrastructure necessary to facilitate natural gas extraction from unconventional shale formations, including design and construction of thousands of miles of waterlines and...

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  • April 12, 2017

Flowback Spill Geologic Investigation

Flowback (produced water) was impacting an active natural gas well pad. To properly address the release and determine the need for corrective actions, our client needed to first characterize the...

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  • April 12, 2017

Landslide Mitigation

In the mountainous regions of West Virginia, the development of natural gas infrastructure requires construction of well pads in steep slopes with significant cuts and fills. Landslides are common at...

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  • April 12, 2017

Pad Work

Our exploration and production client came to RETTEW with critical needs for dedicated, professional field staff to manage their northern Marcellus operations. The client needed efficient supervision and help with...

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