past projects

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We have partnered with utilities in their grid hardening efforts for asset rejuvenation, wild fire mitigation strategies, energy management and efficiency efforts including the transition to cleaner and alternative energy as well as the infusion of SMART technologies for transmission, distribution and metering operations.

We were part of a project foundation/ground engineering inspection where due to topographical restrictions field personnel were asking for helicopters to rappel them into these locations. Using our knowledge of soil correlation, Brava Engineering saved a California utility business huge operational costs  by designing a geospatial correlation project using existing soil resistivity results, vegetative cover from GIS, field SPT/CPT results, seasonal weather pattern data as well as soil salinity.. We tested the geospatial model on known locations with 90% success rate in replicating known results.

Brava Engineering has applied to the US patent office to patent this technology and with final verification imminent..

We have been part of providing engineering and corporate strategy to multiple organizations in the East & West Coasts of the United States. Our personnel have joined some of the world's oldest and most successful consultancy organizations to offer management and technical direction to energy and construction businesses providing utility services like electricity, water and gas services to over 50 million customers to date.

Our engineers have over 20 years' experienced designing and drilling the most complicated directional wells for oil & gas projects around the world - from Africa, Middle East, Europe and United States.

As a consulting agency one of our engineers was contracted in North East Pennsylvania to provide Directional Drilling Engineering services and training during Chief & Cabot's drilling campaign in the Marcellus shale formation. The Marcellus Shale, also referred to as the Marcellus Formation, is a Middle Devonian-age, black, low-density, carbonaceous (organic-rich) shale that occurs in the subsurface beneath much of Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York, it is famed for its high Drilling Difficulty Index. Our knowledge and expertise improved drilling time and operational efficiency with high commendation from the clients.

In 1999 and 2006 we were contracted to perform detailed surface reconnaissance & geological mapping by core-drilling. We used diamond impregnated bits fixed onto core recovery barrel on our Ingersoll Rand rotary rig. Lafarge and Holcim were the clients and these drilling projects occurred in Lokpanta and Mfamosing respectively. During these projects we suffered extensive mud losses. 

These losses cost the project several weeks of down time – money. Brava Engineering sent a copy of the British Survey map to our office. Our superior knowledge of the area’s geology and innovative solution (cheap mud additives and a revised mud program to reduce water-salt reaction) saved the project and gained Brava Engineering consultancy status across other drilling contractors on the project. 

This project has great significance to Brava Engineering. Our founder designed (ex gratia) the first water well here in the late 1970s. Upon our return to the site, we encountered cavitations in the laterite overburden leading to cave ins and excessive mud losses. Other drilling contractors attested to drilling for upwards of 60 days due to mud losses.  The cave-ins, mud losses and exorbitant project costs have been a delimiter for well water projects  in the location for decades.

Our knowledge of geology and mud rheology ensured we minimized mud losses by over 90% and suffered no cave-in incidents during the 15-day project till well completion (drilling, casing, development and pump test) at 900 ft. The success of this test case has made Brava Engineering synonymous with efficiency and service quality to this local community.