Our Technical & Consulting Services

Our Technical & Consulting Services Geotechnical Site Investigations provides shallow geophysical surveying and data analysis services for geotechnical and civil engineers tasked with completing site investigations within their project limits. The data results we provide represent additional subsurface information required to understand what is going on in-between and beyond borehole locations in order to fully appreciate and understand in-situ site conditions. Make better, more confident decisions and recommendations on your client’s behalf based on increased subsurface exploration coverage within your project area.

Surface Search Inc. provides shallow geophysical surveying and data analysis services for geotechnical and civil engineers tasked with completing site investigations within their project limits. The data results we provide represent additional subsurface information required to understand what is going on in-between and beyond borehole locations in order to fully appreciate and understand in-situ site conditions. Make better, more confident decisions and recommendations on your client’s behalf based on increased subsurface exploration coverage within your project area.

Targeted Features

  • Upper bedrock surface profiling/mapping
  • Soil sequence stratigraphy
  • Soils characterization (clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobbles)
  • Soil/rock profile geometry
  • Soil/rock stiffness/hardness parameters
  • Soil/rock resistivity parameters
  • Fault detection and mapping
  • Void detection and mapping

For proposed pipeline construction projects, Surface Search Inc. offers shallow geophysical surveying and data analysis services to provide subsurface information on:

  • River crossings – Conventional and Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD)
  • Pump/Compressor station foundation design
  • Buoyancy control design
  • Bedrock surveys
  • Utility/pipeline crossing locating mapping (metal, concrete and plastic pipes), SUE

Targeted Features

• Upper bedrock surface profiling/mapping
• Rock rippability parameters
• Soils characterization and mapping (clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobbles)
• Soil/rock profile geometry and mapping
• Soil/rock stiffness/hardness parameters
• Soil/rock resistivity/cathodic protection parameters
• Fault detection and mapping
• Muskeg (Organic Soils) profiling and mapping

Surface Search Inc. utilizes shallow geophysics to detect, delineate and map a wide variety anthroprogenic (man-made) subsurface features and/or buried hazards including:

Targeted Features

  • Landfill boundaries
  • Buried U.S.T.’s, 55 gal drums
  • Contaminated soils
  • Graves, archaeological artifacts
  • Remnant building foundations
  • Buried pipelines, utilities, conduits
  • Voids

Surface Search Inc. offers several deeper penetrating (e.g. 50-250m), yet still “shallow” geophysical methodologies for the exploration of economic resources including:

Targeted Features

  • Oil sands detection/delineation
  • Shallow shale/tertiary gas detection/ delineation
  • Ground water
  • Ore bodies
  • Placer deposits

Surface Search Inc. offers a variety of geophysical methodologies to measure subsurface material properties or to scan existing infrastructure.

Targeted Features

  • Shear wave velocity determination (in 1,2 or 3 dimensions)
  • Electrical resistivity testing (cathodic protection/grounding studies)
  • Concrete imaging in 3-dimensions for rebar/electrical conduit mapping
  • Detection of void space below concrete slab structures

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