Earthmaster Environmental Consulting
Services

Reclamation

Earthmaster oversees reclamation activities on more than 600 sites annually, encompassing grasslands, cultivated areas, and forested lands across Western Canada. Our services include comprehensive site evaluations, land surface restoration, vegetation renewal and surveillance, management of invasive species, and submissions for reclamation certification.

First crop after reclamation.
Final contoured site.

Cost-effective exploration

Earthmaster proposed that hauling 3,000 m³ of nearby soil to cover the wellbore would meet regulatory requirements and be more economical than re-entering and cutting a wellbore. The client approved this plan.

Prepared for certification

In many cases, the client's Reclamation Certificate has been obtained two growing seasons after reclamation.

Collaboration with landowners

Earthmaster collaborates closely with landowners to ensure comfort with reclamation plans and timing.

Project

Reclaiming Wellsites Within Native Grasslands

A mid-sized oil and gas producer abandoned 30 shallow gas wellsites in native grasslands within the same field.

Earthmaster collaborated closely with the landowner to ensure comfort with the reclamation plan and timing. Local client personnel were consulted for safety permits, communication protocol, and work scope. Earthmaster coordinated equipment and materials, using landowner-approved topsoil, to reclaim the wellsites in a single effort. The process included topdressing, recontouring, preparing seed beds, sowing site-specific seed mixes, and fencing to protect from cattle.

Effective cost control was achieved by managing all projects together, and strong communication was established with the landowner and client personnel, ensuring a successful project.

Status

Completed

Services

Common questions

Earthmaster manages reclamation activities for over 600 abandoned wellsites and small facilities annually. Our services include conventional wellsite and facility reclamation, heavy oil reclamation, reclamation success monitoring, abandoned site management, lease surrender activities, and pipeline restoration. We also prepare reclamation plans and cost estimates for 50-100 new sites each year.