Southland Royalty Company purchased an oil and gas asset in Southern Wyoming and required well plats and permits and drilling pads designed on a tight timeline in order to stay ahead of their drilling schedule. WWC surveyors and engineers from multiple offices coordinated and worked together to meet the Southland’s needs according to their timeline. WWC tracked the project closely and collaborated with the Southland team daily to provide project tracking information, and to mobilize crews as the scope changed often as dictated by the client’s drill-schedule and priority.

To maximize efficiency, WWC used a drone to collect topographic data for the well pad and road designs. The use of the drone allowed the collection of larger data sets than that of conventional land-surveying methods. This increased design flexibility, as plans often had to be changed on the fly due to environmental constraints. The use of the drone provided significantly larger design windows, thus allowing Southland to request design changes and pad relocation without additional surveying efforts. Use of the drone to collect topo data allowed for quick modifications to pad and road designs. locations without additional surveying fieldwork because the drone allowed the collection of blanket topographic surveys, saving time and money.