2018 RESPEC Well Design Brochure

well siting // environmental permitting and impacts // licensing, permitting, and regulatory requirements // modeling // well design // project and drilling management // well testing // operational support and troubleshooting

About us Founded in 1969, RESPEC is One Company—with over 275 employees in 14 states and 1 Canadian province with 48 professional engineers, 3 professional geoscientists, several scientists, and a large team of design and technical support staff. Our corporate headquarters is located in Rapid City, SD. We have extensive experience in both the US and Canada supporting disposal well projects.

RESPEC solves the world’s most difficult problems. A global leader in geoscience, engineering, data, and integrated technology solutions, we have supported the major industry sectors in need of disposal well services for over 40 years. We can provide the necessary expertise in all areas of your disposal well project from U.S. EPA Class I – V wells or internationally equivalent programs. RESPEC provides services for each step of your disposal well project from initial well siting, permitting, and design to drilling, logging, testing, and modeling. We are experts in hydrogeologic characterization and reservoir flow modeling. We have a world-class environmental group to help support and mitigate any difficult permitting issues and provide community relations support. RESPEC is also well known and called upon to support existing operations and troubleshoot any problems that might arise during operations.

Our collaborative, interdisciplinary approach is fueled by world-class experts in technology, data, science and, engineering. We even design instrumentation. Our state-of-the-art Materials Testing Laboratory, with over 10,000 square feet of controlled floor space, ensures accurate data when preparing samples and testing rock. Also featuring geospatial, GIS, and data collection expertise, we are proud of our GIS Center of Excellence.

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well design that‘s well designed.

Collaborating closely with our clients to

meet their project needs, we develop well

designs that focus on reducing costs while achieving the desired injection capacity.

“RESPEC, along with the onsite drilling team, consistently came up with resourceful solutions that were cost and schedule effective. In addition, RESPEC also saved us tens of thousands of dollars after reviewing contractor invoices and finding inaccuracies or duplicate billed items. Without their attention to detail and proactive drilling management these errors may not have been found.”

–ryan cohen, previous vice president, operations (Sennon Potash Corp.)

// well siting At the start of your project, RESPEC’s geological experts will aid in determining and evaluating the best location and geological

// environmental permitting and impacts

// licensing, permitting, and regulatory requirements

formations for optimum well(s). Our team is experienced with

Our one-stop team will handle all the environmental

Our drilling team will coordinate all services related to licensing

identify the ideal injection or withdrawal unit for your project. We will

conduct site-specific surveys, including biological resources

on behalf of the operator. These include land surveys; lease

evaluating subsurface geologic and hydrogeologic conditions to

review existing wireline logs, drill stem tests, and 3D seismic data.

An assessment of formation properties, hydrostratigraphy, and

existing formation users will all be synthesized into a site suitability analysis. We can also evaluate the geochemistry of the existing formation waters for suitability as potable drinking water and evaluation of potential scaling impacts.

// Modeling

assessments and impacts analysis needed for your project. We (wildlife and vegetation), surface water, wetland delineation,

visual resources, heritage or cultural resources, meteorology, geology, and socioeconomics. After the drilling is complete,

our team of reclamation experts will design and implement a reclamation plan and conduct annual monitoring as needed.

// well design

for drilling and completions and submit to the government

acquisition; environmental assessments; zoning and use permits; and applications, including disposal, well license or drilling, and

groundwater rights. Our team will submit the applications to the regulatory authority on behalf of the operator for approval to construct and operate a well.

// project and drilling management

The industry leader in water sciences, RESPEC has completed

RESPEC’s well specialists design disposal wells that fit your

RESPEC has developed an excellent list of qualified subcontractors

private clients. Our team provides on-call consulting engineering

modern drilling and completion technology to maximize

recommend the subcontractors/service providers based on their

over 100 projects in water-rights engineering for both public and

services and assists municipalities and water providers in identifying available groundwater rights and determining future water supply strategies. RESPEC’s professionals are experts in performing engineering analyses, expert reports, discovery requests, interrogatories, and strategies.

// well testing We have designed, implemented, and interpreted many

hydraulic field tests, including single-hole and multiple-hole

company’s project needs. Our engineers use current and

injection rates. We have established excellent relationships with drilling and services companies to provide accurate

AFE cost estimates for drilling and completions associated with design.

// operational support and troubleshooting Our staff is experts in using analytical and numerical

understanding expected performance of a future well to be

impact of a disposal well or field. We use models to predict

drilled. These tests are also important for historical wells and can help understand if well bore is developing a skin.

qualifications and pricing. We work with our clients to develop a well

design that focuses on reducing costs while still achieving the desired injection capacity. We keep our clients informed throughout the

lifespan of the projects by updating them daily with schedule, costs, and forecasting. On behalf of our clients, we approve invoices and resolve any billing discrepancies.

tests both over short or long durations. These tests provide

site-specific hydraulic properties, which are often critical for

that we will solicit bids from on behalf of our clients. We will then

groundwater flow codes to understand the hydrogeologic fate and transport of the injected fluid, which includes

understanding pressures at/near the disposal well and at

distance. This also includes prediction of how the injected

fluid is migrating through to the subsurface. These models

can be used to help design future wells and fields to optimize

the number of wells, location, and cost. These models are also developed to ensure that a future well or existing well adheres to regulatory requirements.

Contact us Tabetha Stirrett, P.Geo, CPG

Manager, Business Development Tabetha.Stirrett@respec.com

Christopher Johnson

Manager, Hydrology & Data Modeling Christopher.Johnson@respec.com