IET May Have the Biggest and Best Looking Field Crews Out There

Combined height: 19' 8". Combined dedication to getting the job done right: immeasurable.

This crew represents what IET brings to every project — experienced, capable people who show up to difficult sites, do the work, and do it well. Whether it's a remediation injection, a geotechnical boring, or navigating access-restricted waterway sites, this is the kind of team you want in your corner.

Enjoying a well-earned night after a hard day in the field — with one of the best skylines in the world as a backdrop.

If you're scoping a complex environmental or drilling project, these are the people who will show up for it. 👉 Get in touch with the IET team.

The People Behind 3,500+ Projects

IET's field crews are the operational backbone of every in-situ remediation and environmental drilling project we undertake. With 28+ years of continuous operation and over 3,500 completed projects across 40+ states, our field personnel represent the most experienced deployment teams in the environmental remediation industry. Each crew member brings specialized expertise in subsurface injection, drilling operations, and site safety protocols that simply cannot be found at general-purpose contractors.

Ian Connor, Vice President for Field Operations, oversees all field deployment logistics, crew mobilization, and on-site technical execution. His role encompasses injection system design verification, real-time field adaptation of treatment programs, and coordination with consulting engineers and regulatory stakeholders. With direct experience on hundreds of ISCO, bioremediation, ISCR, and ISGS projects, Ian's field judgment is a critical asset on complex sites where subsurface conditions diverge from pre-design assumptions.

Morgan Kratzke serves as a Project Manager responsible for end-to-end project execution — from pre-mobilization planning and equipment staging through field implementation, daily field reporting, and post-project documentation. PMs at IET coordinate drilling rigs, injection trailers, reagent logistics, and crew schedules across simultaneous multi-site programs, ensuring that each project meets its technical objectives, regulatory requirements, and timeline commitments.

Ryan Ratchford, Field Technician, represents the hands-on technical staff who operate IET's specialized equipment in the field — including direct push probe rigs, injection trailer systems, downhole tooling, and monitoring well installation equipment. IET field technicians are cross-trained across multiple drilling methods and injection technologies, enabling rapid adaptation when site conditions require equipment or approach changes mid-project.

IET Field Operations: Technical Capabilities

IET field crews deploy a comprehensive suite of specialized equipment and technical capabilities that set the company apart from standard environmental contractors. Our field operations include:

• ✓ In-Situ Remediation Injection: Patented closed-loop injection trailer systems capable of delivering 30% solids suspensions at pressures up to 175 psi. Our trailers feature dual 220-gallon conical tanks with lightning mixers, on-board generators, and stainless steel piping for chemical-resistant reagent delivery.
• ✓ Multi-Technology Deployment: Crews are trained to deploy ISCO (persulfate, permanganate, peroxide), enhanced bioremediation (ERD with electron donors and bioaugmentation cultures), ISCR (zero-valent iron and EZVI), and ISGS (geochemical stabilization) — often in combined-remedy sequences on a single site.
• ✓ Environmental & Geotechnical Drilling: 50+ specialized rigs including CME truck-mounted and track-mounted units, Geoprobe direct push platforms, AMS hollow stem auger systems, Schramm rotary rigs, and barge-mounted platforms for over-water investigations.
• ✓ Nitrogen Gas Fracturing: Patented (US 7,044,152) 3-step injection sequence using N₂ at up to 175 psi to develop bedrock fracture pathways before amendment delivery — critical for effective treatment in fractured rock settings.
• ✓ Real-Time Field Adaptation: On-site ORP, pH, conductivity, and temperature monitoring during injection programs enables immediate adjustment of reagent concentrations, flow rates, and injection pressures based on subsurface response.

Safety, Training & Compliance

Every IET field crew member is 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certified, with annual 8-hour refresher training and medical monitoring per 29 CFR 1910.120. Crews operate under site-specific Health and Safety Plans (HASPs) and are trained in hazard recognition, PPE selection, air monitoring, and emergency response procedures for hazardous waste sites. IET's Experience Modification Rate (EMR) consistently reflects a strong safety culture — a critical qualification for federal, military, and industrial site work.

IET crews have operated on active military installations (Naval Station Norfolk, Camp Lejeune, Seymour Johnson AFB), federal Superfund sites, active manufacturing facilities, dry cleaner sites, gas stations, MGP sites, and renewable energy projects — demonstrating the breadth of site access, security clearance, and protocol compliance capabilities our field teams bring to every project.