Closure / Decommissioning
For projects at the end of their productive lifespan, we tailor our service offerings to provide an innovative, pragmatic and cost-effective solution that’s unique to each client.
For projects at the end of their productive lifespan, we tailor our service offerings to provide an innovative, pragmatic and cost-effective solution that’s unique to each client.
Abandonment & Decommissioning
GCL delivers abandonment and decommissioning projects across a wide range of industries. We utilize the latest technologies and innovative solutions to ensure abandonment and decommissioning projects are delivered in a safe and cost-effective manner.
We specialize in the following areas:
- Pre-abandonment reservoir studies
- Downhole well abandonments
- Surface decommissioning including surface and subsurface
- Wellhead cut and caps
- Pipeline and facility decommissioning
Environmental Site Assessments
Our Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) are completed for a variety of reasons from pre-disturbance through to assisting with site closure.
During an ESA, our services can include:
- Contamination assessments including Phase 2 ESAs determining how much soil and groundwater has been impacted
- Designing and implementing surface and groundwater monitoring
- Support in understanding potential liabilities and considerations for pollution management
- Regulatory support with reporting, permitting and compliance monitoring
Environmental Remediation
Water, Soil & Air/Vapour
GCL prides itself in delivering remediation programs that are comprehensive, cost effective and meet regulatory requirements. Our approach is consistent with policy outcomes and designed to prevent pollution, ensure health protection and provide equivalent or better end-land use alternatives if available.
Our services can include:
- Environmental site assessments (Phase I, II & III)
- Environmental liability assessments
- Remediation action plan
- Spill response and remediation on legacy impacts
GCL is experienced with regulatory frameworks to manage contaminated sites on simple and complex sites. To date, GCL’s team has been involved with remediation on hundreds of sites representing over 500,000m3 of impacted soil. GCL has applied a wide variety of remedial options from in-situ/ex-situ alternatives.
Risk Assessments / Management
Human Health/Environmental
GCL specializes in assessing environmental and human health risks associated with contaminated sites. Through our risk-based assessments we can limit environmental and community impacts, save clients’ time and avoid unnecessary remediation.
GCL’s team conducts risk assessment / management in accordance with regulatory framework(s) and have included:
- Ecological risk assessments
- Human health risk assessments
- Tier 2 and 3 risk assessments
- Subsoil salinity tool
- Risk management plans
- Remedial action plans
Land Reclamation
GCL is an industry leader in reclamation projects, completing thousands of reclamation projects across Western Canada since 2008. We are proud to have been involved with planting well over a million trees as a part of these activities. Our reclamation activities have spanned over many geographic regions involving many stakeholder groups. GCL has been heavily involved with several Area Based Closure programs including one of the first approved programs in 2015.
Our team focuses on delivering reclamation outcomes that are cost-effective, meet regulatory requirements and benefit the environment.
Reclamation is unique to each project, but often encompasses the following stages:
- Site supervision, planning and implementation
- Reclamation monitoring
- Erosion and sediment control
- Vegetation and weed management
- Detailed site assessments
- Conservation and restoration plans
- Reclamation certificate applications