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SLS Land & Energy Development

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SLS Land & Energy Development

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For 40 years, SLS has been providing the regions most reliable professional development services to oil and gas clients. Need civil design? Surveying? Core drilling? Aerial mapping, high-tech drone services or 3D scanning? SLS is your go-to source for all things industry-related. Our drones can find gas and liquids and spot leaks from the sky. We can design anything from simple construction roads and excavations to well pads, bridges and even homes and commercial buildings.

For 40 years, SLS has been providing the regions most reliable professional development services to oil and gas clients. Need civil design? Surveying? Core drilling? Aerial mapping, high-tech drone services or 3D scanning? SLS is your go-to source for all things industry-related. Our drones can find gas and liquids and spot leaks from the sky. We can design anything from simple construction roads and excavations to well pads, bridges and even homes and commercial buildings.

Blue Mountain, Inc.

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Blue Mountain, Inc.

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34 years of experience

Blue Mountain, Inc. is one of the Mid-Atlantic region's premier providers of Engineering, Environmental, Aerial Mapping, Surveying, 3D Scanning, and more. With over twenty years of serving the industrial markets in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, Blue Mountain can be counted on to handle any project quickly, efficiently and correctly. Blue Mountain originated as a two-man team, growing to over 100 employees since 1991.

Blue Mountain, Inc. is one of the Mid-Atlantic region's premier providers of Engineering, Environmental, Aerial Mapping, Surveying, 3D Scanning, and more. With over twenty years of serving the industrial markets in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, Blue Mountain can be counted on to handle any project quickly, efficiently and correctly. Blue Mountain originated as a two-man team, growing to over 100 employees since 1991.

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Energy Surveys, Inc.

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Energy Surveys, Inc.

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Energy Surveys, Inc. is a local West Virginia firm with a home grown presence that provides a combined 42 years of proven experience, past relationships, and our personal reputations to help meet the needs of our clients. We are ISNetworld compliant and licensed to survey in WV, PA, NY, & OH.

Energy Surveys, Inc. is a local West Virginia firm with a home grown presence that provides a combined 42 years of proven experience, past relationships, and our personal reputations to help meet the needs of our clients. We are ISNetworld compliant and licensed to survey in WV, PA, NY, & OH.

Diamond Mining Associates

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Diamond Mining Associates

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16 years of experience

Diamond Mining Associates is a full service engineering consulting company, specializing in land surveying, mine surveying (underground and surface), earth design, permitting (USACE, WVDEP, EPA, MSHA, WVOMHS&T, etc) and anything related. We carry a 5M umbrella with 2M GL. We have very competitive rates, and do offer extended payments. We are a small company with three principal partners (that work) and have 3-5 employees with Licensed Professional Surveyors and Licensed Professional Engineers.

Diamond Mining Associates is a full service engineering consulting company, specializing in land surveying, mine surveying (underground and surface), earth design, permitting (USACE, WVDEP, EPA, MSHA, WVOMHS&T, etc) and anything related. We carry a 5M umbrella with 2M GL. We have very competitive rates, and do offer extended payments. We are a small company with three principal partners (that work) and have 3-5 employees with Licensed Professional Surveyors and Licensed Professional Engineers.

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

The small lines on the tape measure either indicate inches, fractions of an inch, or centimeters and millimeters. On the imperial unit side (aka the inches side), the longest lines indicate inches, followed by the next shortest lines that indicate a half-inch, and then the quarter, eighth, and sixteenth-inch. On the metric side, the lines break down meters, centimeters, and millimeters.

If a buyer pays for a survey, the surveyor they hired will only provide results to them. It’s up to the buyer whether they share the survey results with the seller or not, even if they ultimately walk away from the deal. It’s considered good faith to share the results with the seller, though, especially if you back out of the deal, as the seller can then provide that survey to future interested parties.

There are a couple of ways you can determine the depth of your well. One method is to use a device called a well sounder. This tool has a long measuring tape containing a sensor to alert you once the end reaches the water. 

Or you can DIY it by using a long tape measure with a half-filled bottle of water attached to it. Lower the tape measure into your well. Once you feel tension on the tape, you’ll know the bottle has reached your static water level. This will give you an approximate idea of your well’s depth.

ALTA/ACSM surveys are the most comprehensive type of land survey and, as such, tend to be the most expensive. These surveys have standardized guidelines and reports and are used in many kinds of real estate transactions to ensure consistent and accurate information is available for properties.

Yes, new home construction will always require building permits, no matter where you live. In most cases, you’ll need a general construction permit, along with plumbing and electrical permits for the utility lines in your home. Depending on where you live, you’ll likely find that you also need permits for things like connection to a sewage system or installing exterior components, like decks, driveways, patios, and curb cutouts. Leave navigating the permits required for new home construction to a professional to ensure your home is built legally and safely.

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