Pipeline Construction

Wesauking Pipeline
A crew worked on the finial connections of the 12 inch valve/
pig receiver" for the Wesauking Pipeline.



Welding the last sections of the pipeline connection.



Cutting a 45 degree bend for the pipeline tie-in.



The welding and X-ray inspections are complete and once the GPS mapping is done they can start to back fill the trench.



On the west side of Joyce Road, a crew spreads straw on a reseeded area of the pipeline right-of-way on Maureen Brady's property near the wetland area.






Wilmot Pipeline
"Out with the old, in with the new." The supports for the 20 inch "pig launcher" have been removed...


New concrete forms for the new supports.



Filled with concrete.

Pipeline Construction

Today was another busy day of pipeline activity on both pipelines.

Wesauking Pipeline
The 12 inch valve/"pig receiver" assembly was delivered and positioned.




This assembly connects the 12 inch Wesauking Pipeline with the 24 inch Wilmot Pipeline. Since the flow of gas on the Wesauking Pipeline only travels in one direction to this connection, the assembly can only receive "pigs".



On the west side of Joyce Road, the pipeline reclamation of the Wesauking Pipeline on Maureen Brady's property is moving along. The topsoil has been regraded and the crew is busy smoothing out the surface.



Reseeding the pipeline right-of-way section next to our barn.






The wetland area and back field of Maureen Brady's.



Wilmot Pipeline
Th connector between the 20 inch and 24 inch "pig launchers" was installed.





Making some finial adjustments to the position of the 20 inch "pig launcher".

Pipeline Construction

Lots of activity on both pipelines today.

Wilmot Pipeline
With the hydrostatic testing complete on the 24 inch pipeline, the water used during testing was transferred to the 20 inch pipeline by pushing the water with a pipeline "pig". The "pig" was removed from the pipeline by opening the door at the end of the "pig launcher".



Foam pipeline "pigs".



The water that was transferred to the 20 inch pipeline is now being pushed through the pipeline using a "pig" and compressed air.




Wesauking Pipeline
Work started on positioning the supports for the Wesauking Pipeline 12 inch "pig launcher". Once the 12 inch "pig launcher" is installed the finial section of the Wesauking Pipeline can be connected.



The reclamation of the Wesauking Pipeline right-of-way is moving along with most of the reseeding complete on the east side of Joyce Road.







A crew spreading straw over the reseeded area.

Pipeline Construction

There was a lot of pipeline activity on our property today with work being done on both the Wesauking and Wilmot Pipelines.

Wilmot Pipeline
The finial connection of the 24 inch "pig launcher" was completed late yesterday and the crew was preparing both "pig launchers" for hydrostatic testing. A 24 inch foam "pig" sits on top of the launcher.



A pourable fill (a type of concrete) support was added to the pipeline near the "pig launcher".



A temporary water line connects the two "pig launchers" so water can be pumped from the 20 inch pipeline to fill the 24 inch pipeline for the hydrostatic test.



Transferring water between the two "pig launchers".



Wesauking Pipeline
On the Wesauking Pipeline the crew started the pipeline reclamation by grading the topsoil back over the pipeline right-of-way.



The recent rain made the topsoil a little "sticky" to work but a couple of sunny days and it will dry out.



The topsoil graded back to the original contour.



Timber mating along the pipeline right-of-way is removed to allow for re-grading.

Well Pad Reclamation - Days 22 & 23

The grading of the reclaimed well pad site is complete and for the past two work days the main activity was hydroseeding the site to get some grass growing to reduce soil erosion.



Loading the sprayer truck with water, grass seed, mulch, fertilizer, lime ...

Well Pad Reclamation - Day 21

With the well pad reclamation nearly complete they are running out of room for the equipment at the site and started parking at the entrance to the access road.



A view of the reclaimed site taken from the hill behind our barn.

Well Pad Reclamation - Day 20

The main activity today was working on removing the topsoil stockpile and spreading it. This work is moving along but going slow due to the dampness of the topsoil, it is almost as wet the day it was pile up during the rains of April. Because the topsoil is so wet, it needs to air dry for a day just so it can be spread and graded.

Well Pad Reclamation - Day 19

The topsoil stockpile is shrinking as the topsoil is hauled out to cover the dirt reclaimed from the pad area.



Topsoil from the stockpile is hauled to the west side of the site, above the silt socks, and the dozer with GPS grades the topsoil back to original grade.



With the topsoil on the south end of the site dried out and finish grade complete, the hydroseeding of the south end started today.



The west side of the site after hydroseeding.

Well Pad Reclamation - Day 18

The "Super Silt Fence" that was along the base of the well pad was removed today.



Once the "Super Silt Fence" was removed, the stone next to the silt sock could be removed.



A tractor arrived today to pull the disc harrows. Mary is standing next to the tractor tire to show the size of the equipment.



A view of the site from the field behind our barn. The dust cloud is from one truck crossing the site.

Well Pad Reclamation - Day 17

The pad reclamation has shifted from hauling dirt up the hillside to hauling the topsoil from the stockpile down the hill. We've had a couple of weeks of dry weather but there is standing water in tracks created by the excavator.



The topsoil stockpile is still very wet from the spring rains and needs to dry up so it can be worked.


This set of heavy duty disc harrows arrived on the site today.

Well Pad Reclamation - Day 16

The east slope is nearing the original grade of the hillside as the dozer with GPS grades the freshly moved dirt.



More dirt from the bottom of the hillside is moved to the top.



With some of the rough grading complete, a dozer spreads topsoil from the stockpile.



The topsoil in the stockpile is still wet from the spring rains. With the continuing dry weather a dozer works late into the evening spreading the topsoil so it will dry out.