Pipeline Locate and Exposure Support
Location: Caroline, AB
Project Type: Multi-Site Pipeline Locate and Exposure Support
Industry: Oil & Gas / Pipeline
Customer Type: Energy Services Company
Project Overview
When an energy services company operating in west-central Alberta needed pipeline locate and exposure support across several field sites near Caroline, they turned to DIGS Hydrovac for an extended hydrovac program. Over more than two weeks, DIGS mobilized multiple hydrovac units to locate, expose, and clear pipelines and cables ahead of stripping and excavation work, giving the client's field crews safe, non-destructive access to buried infrastructure at each site.
Scope of Work
DIGS Hydrovac provided:
Pipeline and cable locates ahead of stripping
Gas line and pipeline exposure
Locates and clean-up around exposed pipe
Pipeline exposure and excavation assist
Gas monitoring and radio safety equipment on every mobilization
Site Conditions
Work spanned several rural field sites near Caroline, in west-central Alberta's foothills pipeline corridor. Each mobilization required gas monitors on site to safely manage work around live gas and pipeline infrastructure. Given the distance from Calgary dispatch, crews stayed overnight closer to Caroline on multiple occasions throughout the program to maintain schedule continuity, and travel and fuel surcharges across the program reflect the remote, multi-site nature of the work.
Execution
DIGS rotated multiple hydrovac units through the program depending on site and schedule, each outfitted with gas monitors and radios for safe work around live pipeline infrastructure. Crews located and exposed pipelines and cables ahead of the client's stripping and excavation work, cleaned up around exposed pipe, and supported the client's excavation crews directly on site. Where sites were too remote for a same-day return, crews stayed overnight to keep the program on schedule.
Outcome
Across the multi-week program, DIGS Hydrovac safely located, exposed, and cleared pipeline and cable infrastructure at several field sites without incident, keeping the client's excavation and stripping schedule on track despite the remote, multi-site nature of the work. The project reflects DIGS Hydrovac's ability to sustain a rotating, multi-unit hydrovac program across a demanding rural pipeline corridor over an extended timeline.
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