view of city road and farm

“At Groundbirch, we work closely with the local community to drive creative solutions for issues related to the oil and gas industry,” says Carson Newby, Shell Groundbirch, Process Improvement Lead. “Traffic is an issue in the community. This is why we constructed the pipeline from the Dawson Creek Project to our Groundbirch operations, to minimize truck traffic on local roads.”

The Dawson Creek Reclaimed Water Project includes a Shell-owned and operated 48-kilometre pipeline west of Dawson Creek to our Groundbirch field. Utilization of the pipeline at design capacity removes over 100 water hauling trucks per day off of local roads that otherwise would be required to transport water to our Groundbirch operations. This equates to eliminating over three million kilometres a year in truck trips over the course of full gas field development. Taking these trucks off the road reduces area traffic, dust and noise for the local community.