MIKE DORLAND CONSULTING

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Well Plugging

If your well has been ordered plugged, or you want the well plugged as it is no longer in use, I can take care of all of your plugging needs and will do so using the most cost effective means possible.

I have thorough knowledge of: Ontario’s geology; well construction and plugging; the Ontario Oil, Gas & Salt Resources Act, related regulations and standards; and can prepare well plugging programs for any type of well.

As a certified Class I Examiner, I can certify the placement of plugs as required by the Provincial Operating Standards.

I receive many plugging requests when properties are being sold and landowners want to improve the value of the property by removing a liability.

One major project of interest I performed involved locating over 20 orphan wells in a historic oil field where I documented the wells location and condition and provided recommendations for wellsite rehabilitation and plugging.

Another interesting plugging project involved plugging historic wells found on a solar farm in Haldimand County. When we arrived onsite to examine the wells we were looking at holes in the ground with no surface equipment present. We were able to successfully clean the wells out and plug them back to surface with cement. One of the wells required us to drill out old wooden/stone/cement plugs back to the original total depth at about 250 metres. The operator of the solar farm was very pleased with the outcome and reasonable costs of the project.
Well found on a solar farm
Well found on a solar farm (3)Finished plugging a well on a solar farmCleaning hemp out of orphan well before plugging

Mike Dorland Consulting Geologist

Mike Dorland consulting provides geological and geophysical consulting and wellsite sevices focused on oil & natural gas exploration and production and well plugging in Ontario, Canada. Read more about Mike Dorland.

Services Include:

  • Geological and Geophysical Consulting
  • Private Gas Wells
  • Well File and Historical Records Searching to accompany Property Title Search Work
  • Orphan and Historic Gas Wells
  • Wellsite Services and Supervision
  • Well Plugging
  • Prospect Development and Evaluation
  • Mapping / GIS Services
  • Oil Gas and Salt Resources Library Member
  • Drill Cuttings and Core Analysis
  • Ontario Private Gas Well Incentive program offered by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF)
  • Qualified Person for the MNRF Private Gas Well Incentive Program
  • MNRF Examiner Certification and Reporting
  • MNRF Liaison

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