Oil & Gas

Petroleum storage, transfer, and distribution come with a predictable set of environmental risks — storage tanks that eventually leak, contaminated soil around fueling infrastructure, and the occasional release that has to be contained fast to avoid it reaching soil or groundwater beyond the immediate site. ERC provides the remediation and emergency response oil and gas operators need to manage that risk.

Our self-performing crews handle tank removal, contaminated soil and groundwater cleanup, and emergency spill response directly, with 40-hour HAZWOPER training and the regulatory experience to manage closure documentation and reporting alongside the physical work.

Environmental Risk Across Oil & Gas Sites

Underground and aboveground storage tanks are the most common source of confirmed contamination at oil and gas facilities — a tank that’s been in the ground for decades doesn’t announce a leak until soil sampling or a closure inspection finds it. By that point, contamination has often reached groundwater as well as soil.

Active fueling and transfer operations also carry ongoing spill risk. A hose failure, an overfill, or a tanker incident during loading can release petroleum quickly, and the response in the first hours largely determines the eventual cleanup cost and scope.

Regulatory closure requirements add another layer: a confirmed release typically triggers a defined corrective action process, and operators need a contractor who can move from emergency response into formal remediation and closure without a gap in coverage.

How ERC Supports Oil & Gas Clients

ERC performs licensed underground and aboveground storage tank removal, including the soil assessment and closure documentation required once a tank is out of the ground.

Confirmed petroleum contamination is addressed through soil remediation and contaminated groundwater treatment, using excavation, in-situ treatment, or remedial systems depending on the extent of the release.

For sites where excavation isn’t practical, our remedial system installation service installs soil vapor extraction, sub-slab depressurization, or similar systems to treat contamination in place.

When a release happens during active operations, ERC’s 24/7 emergency response team contains and recovers product before it spreads, then transitions directly into remediation without bringing in a second contractor.

From Emergency Response to Formal Closure

A petroleum release at an oil and gas facility often starts as an emergency call and ends as a formal remediation and closure project. ERC manages that entire arc directly — the crew that responds to the initial release is the same team that performs the follow-up soil and groundwater work, which avoids the delay of onboarding a new contractor mid-project.

That continuity also matters for documentation: the field notes and initial sampling from the emergency response become part of the record that supports the eventual closure report.

Interceptor Trenches for Groundwater Control

Where contaminated groundwater is migrating toward a property boundary or sensitive receptor, ERC installs interceptor trenches to capture and control the plume before it spreads further, buying time for the broader remediation strategy to take effect.

From a single tank closure to a full site remediation program, ERC’s environmental remediation team works directly with oil and gas operators and their environmental consultants. Contact us to talk through your site.

We can help with your environmental remediation, ecological restoration, and emergency response needs in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.