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Peak Civil Technologies (PCT) is a divi-sion of Peak Oilfield ServiceCompany specializing in designing and im-plementing solutions to unique infrastruc-ture challenges of remote sitedevelopment.

Q. Where is Peak Civil Technologies lo-cated?

A. The main office isat 2525 C Street, Suite201, Anchorage, Alaska.The primary operationfor Peak Oilfield Serv-ice Company is at PeakBase Camp in Dead-horse, Alaska.

Q. When was thecompany founded,who founded it andwhat was its originalname?

A. The new division was founded in De-cember of 2006 by Dave Brangan as PeakCivil Technologies, a division of Peak Oil-field Service Company.

Q. Who heads up yourcompany, and who is on itssenior management team?

A. The general manager isDave Brangan, project leadis Eric Franklin, and the di-rector of field operations is Trevor Hulet.

Q. Describe any partnership arrange-ments and when they became effective.

A. We currently have a teaming agree-ment with Core Energy Solutions, Inc. (aNabors- owned company) in Calgary, Al-berta, Canada. The main purpose of thisarrangement is to serve the needs of pe-troleum producers and their contractorswith unique soils stabilization applica-tions.

Q. What services does the companyoffer?

A. Our expertise is in soils stabilizationin remote areas in marginal soils (sandsand silts), concrete lifting and underpin-ning, installation and repair of secondarycontainment systems, industrial spray-on

coatings, and concrete andfoundation repair.

Q. What is your com-pany’s primary businesssector and major clients?

A. The petroleum industry is our pri-mary business sector. Major clients in-clude ConocoPhillips, BP, FluorEnterprises and the Alaska Department ofTransportation.

Q. How many employees does yourcompany have?

A. We currently have about 20 who arein Anchorage and Prudhoe Bay.

Q. Does your company have sub-sidiaries?

A. Peak Civil Technologies is a divisionof Peak Oilfield Service Company. Ourparent company provides ice road con-struction, rig support and moves, heavyhauling, lifts and picks, road maintenance,tank and vessel cleaning, facility construc-tion and maintenance, fabrication,pipeline and onshore development, andindustrial electrical installation and main-tenance.

Q. Describe your essential equipmentin general terms. Purchases planned?

A. We use closed cell polyurethane forlifting settled concrete; we employ a ma-chine called a plural component propor-tioner manufactured by either GusmerIndustries or Graco. We use specialtyHTPE welding equipment, operated onlyby our certified technicians, for the sec-ondary containment liner systems we in-stall.

For soils stabilization we use a tail-

Peak Civil Technologies, with two yearsunder its belt, exceeds growth projections

With high operating costs and tight timelines for meeting remote location infrastructurechallenges, PCT proves failure is not an option

Using a track vehicle to apply fluid binder material to an 180,000 square foot pad on poorly graded beachsand at Cape Simpson

By Paula Easley

Dave Brangan, Gen-eral Manager, an-swered questions for this companyprofile

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mounted spray system for dis-persing the soils strengtheningfluids. A straw thrower is usedto disperse soil fibers and theyare blended with either aloader-mounted Zipper or aHoward Rotovator which ispulled by a large four-wheeldrive tractor with over 100 hpPTO drive.

We are contemplating pur-chasing a modified limespreader for better dispersionof soil fibers in windy condi-tions.

Q. Is your company expand-ing any of its operations or lo-cations?

A. We are considering projects in CookInlet, particularly involving secondary con-tainment, and in Russia and possibly theMiddle East with Fluor Enterprises. It’s goodto diversify since every area has periods ofexpansion and contraction. Besides, if you’renot growing in this business (or trying to)you’re shrinking.

Q. Is the company changing any of itsservices?

A. We are looking at ways to utilizebiodegradable fiber compounds in our soilstabilization process so our clients will nothave to concern themselves with reclama-tion. Environmentally sensitive areas such asNorthern Alberta, Northern British Colum-bia and Alaska’s National Petroleum Reservehave hydrocarbon reserves but marginalsoils (sand mostly).

Integrating soil fibers increases compres-sive and shear strength of these soils, butconventional soil fibers (polypropylene)will not biodegrade. This makes reclamationmandatory for field developers after the oiland gas is extracted. An “earth friendly”biodegradable fiber which will maintainstrength a reasonable length of time (5 to 10years) but will biodegrade is of interest toour clients.

Q. What is your company’s mainstrength, i.e., its edge over the competition?

A. As a division of Peak Oilfield ServiceCompany, we have the material and humanresources at our disposal to tackle the mostchallenging of projects. Further, the soils sta-bilization (The SF2® Soil System—patentpending) method and the concrete lifting

technology we work with are pretty cuttingedge. With secondary containment, five ofour crew members hold certifications inhot gas extrusion welding for geo-syntheticliners. We know of no company in Alaskawhose crew has more than one. We alsohave professional applicators on staff forspray-on polyurea liners and coatings of alltypes.

Q. Has the company invested in anynew technology in the last two years?

A. We have worked with the Alaska Uni-versity Transportation Center (AUTC) in astudy which furthered the development ofour soils stabilization system. We continue towork with the AUTC, the Alaska Departmentof Transportation and the U.S. Army Corp ofEngineers/ Engineering Research and Devel-opment Center, Pavement and Runways Di-vision (Vicksburg, Mississippi) in furtheringthe technology. We also have invested in cur-rent certifications for five of our crew inwelding geo-synthetic (HTPE) liners for sec-ondary containment systems.

Q. What is the most challenging job thecompany has undertaken?

A. In late February of this year, we wereasked to undertake emergency repairs tothe secondary containment liner system in avery busy Greater Prudhoe Bay tank truckloading area. This involved removing severalhundred yards of frozen soil and replacingthe liner system. The project HAD to becompleted and signed off as such by theEPA on or before April 15, 2008. Workinground the clock, we completed it on the14th of April.

Q. What are the biggest obstacles to

completing work the companyundertakes?

A. With the secondary contain-ment work, permitting delaysand/or engineering changes canadversely affect the schedule. Ithas been a challenge getting ac-ceptance in some circles for oursoils stabilization technologysince it is so new. People can bereluctant to embrace change.

Q. What do you see as yourcompany’s biggest challenge inthe next five years?

A. Like everyone else, wehope government on all levels

will allow responsible development ofAlaska’s resources. If development is al-lowed to continue, we see a bright futurefor PCT.

Q. Does your company have an an-niversary or other landmark event com-ing up?

A. As a division of Peak Oilfield ServiceCompany (which has been in business over20 years), Peak Civil Technologies will be of-ficially engaged two years come December19, 2008. We have had strong and sustain-able growth in 2008 which should carry usinto 2009 and beyond.

Q. What is the average length of timeemployees work for the company?

A. While we’ve only been around for twoyears, we still have the same field crew(which has grown) we started with. We arenot currently hiring but plan to after thefirst of the year (2009). We are always look-ing for motivated individuals, especially inproject management.

Q. What is your company’s safetyrecord?

A. Peak Oilfield Service Company hasone of the best safety records in the Alaskaoil patch. Peak Civil Technologies hasworked hard to maintain that record.

Q. Does Peak Civil Technologies main-tain a website?

A. You can get hold of us on the Web atwww.peakalaska.com, at our office, 2525C Street, Suite 201, or by calling 907-263-7071.

Three days after completion, the client, FEX, had a functional pad for stagingmaterials and equipment.

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