Daub & Associates, Inc. provides the following professional and technical services:

General

• Professional, safe, cost-effective, and reliable geological, hydrological, environmental, permitting and geotechnical consulting services, all performed with the same commitment to excellence
• Project management responsibilities with proven ability to draw expertise from a pool of experienced professionals and obtain knowledge from a wide variety of disciplines
• Responsive to customer specific needs and timeframe
• Data management and archiving
• Comprehensive data files from over 20 years of activity in the Piceance Creek Basin and Rocky Mountain region
• Computer applications, database management, GIS, GPS, CAD, and wide-format plotting
• Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
• Design, implementation and repair of field systems
• First aid, OSHA and HAZWOPER training certifications
• Qualified administrative support

Geological & Geophysical

• Expertise in oil shale, coal, oil, gas, coal-bed methane, tar sands, and related energy resources
• Applied research, literature studies, and reporting capabilities associated with all aspects of energy-related resources. Geologic mapping and preparation of project displays
• Twenty-eight years of relevant well-site geological and field experience
• Fully equipped and capable of deployment of well-site geological and hydrological support
• Field-ready digital camera imaging available for core photography and related activities
• Petrophysical log evaluation and interpretation expertise with vast array of different logs
• Proximity to field-related projects throughout the Rocky Mountain region
• Comprehensive reference library providing ready access to data and information
• Comprehensive geophysical log library related to active oil shale and coal projects
• Field mapping, resource evaluations and assessments, and fracture identification available
• Experience and expertise in core drilling, rotary, sonic, directional and horizontal drilling
• Subsurface mapping and correlation capabilities, experience with data collection, seismic processing and interpretation

Hydrological

• Capable of field acquisition of surface and subsurface water discharge measurements including sampling, flow, water chemistry, and water-level measurements to 1,500 feet
• Spring identification, mapping and sampling
• In well gas displacement and bladder pump installation and sampling capabilities
• Field procedures and protocols in place to acquire representative samples
• Designed, installed and operated ground and surface water monitoring networks for large and small oil, gas and mining companies
• Hydrologic-Geochemical data analysis, interpretation and presentation including piper and stiff diagrams

Environmental

• Working expertise in and knowledge of environmental management systems, preparation of environmental assessments (EA) and environmental impact statements (EIS)
• Excellent working knowledge of and proven historical record of compliance with environmental rules, laws and regulations
• Environmental assessments (EA), environmental impact statements (EIS), and RI/FS
• OSHA and HAZWOPER training

Permitting

• Experienced permit-writing capabilities for all energy resource-related activities, including drilling and operations such as wastewater discharge compliance, underground injection control practices, drilling permits, etc.
• Twenty-one years of direct professional experience and personal contacts with local, state and federal regulatory agencies
• Excellent ongoing rapport and communication with regulators including local, state, and federal agencies
• Respected consulting organization capable of non-biased approach to problem solving and negotiations

Geotechnical

• Over 23 years of expertise related to the identification and documentation of geologic, hydrologic and seismic hazards associated with property evaluation and developments