This project will address specific 2021 Ecological habitat restoration and reclamation policy issues and knowledge gaps by reducing the amount of reclamation needed, developing a method to reduce the amount of new line clearing in sensitive habitats, evaluate re-growth of old seismic lines to determine the rate of natural recovery on seismic lines of various widths and in different habitats, whether or not all seismic lines need to be treated for reforestation, and whether a seismic line is still considered a linear disturbance after 20 years of natural regrowth. The study on different line cutting techniques to reduce environmental impact also has applicability for Remediation and Reclamation technology advancement, and the detailed statistical tracking of not only CO2 but also Methane emissions related to both field operations and decomposition of cut vegetation can help improve the understanding of Methane Emissions Inventory by source (part of the Air Policy issues and knowledge gaps). Eco-Seis is a methodology to reduce the amount of line clearing and associated GHG emissions on seismic programs by 30-50%.

The successful implementation of this technology or use of the knowledge generated could result in: