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Products and Services

John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. provides its clients with a variety of integrated survey services, state-of-the-art technology, and superior regulatory expertise. Our client-driven approach allows us to custom fit our services to our customer’s needs. By combining the most modern equipment and techniques with five decades of experience, our team of experts will help you with a multitude of solutions for nearly any project.

FLI-MAP
FLI-MAP400 is John Chance Land Surveys, Inc’s. (JCLS’s) latest member of its FLI-MAP family of LiDAR survey systems, combining all of the latest technical advancements in the fields of GPS positioning, laser scanning and digital imagery. FLI-MAP400 is a sophisticated survey tool to be used only in the right circumstances, similar to a total station or RTK GPS unit. FLI-MAP400 has the potential to offer significant savings in time and money, while providing accuracies comparable to those achieved with conventional surveys.
SURVEY SERVICES
Chance land surveyors use both conventional and contemporary methods of surveying, incorporating the latest in surveying and mapping technology. As pioneers in commercial satellite positioning, the company’s surveyors are considered industry experts in automated data collection, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Starfix®, developed and first marketed by Chance in the 1980”s. Whether the job calls for a small unit survey or a major pipeline project, JCLS has the resources to exceed your expectations of what a survey company can provide.
REGULATORY SERVICES
For over four decades, John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. has been providing regulatory services for the oil and gas industry across coastal Louisiana. Over the years, these services have expanded to provide not just Coastal Management division permitting in South Louisiana, but U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting anywhere your project may take us. Projects range from as small as a single well in a coastal bay to 120 mile LNG pipelines. For Oil and Gas operators we offer a full range of services to help bring your well from a prospect to a P&A well, with CMD/COE permitting, flowline permitting, permit to drill, air permitting, water discharge permitting, weekly drilling reports, OOC reporting. We have extensive experience in regulatory issues concerning drilling in the Haynesville Shale area.
PIPELINE SERVICES
Our Pipeline Services Division offers an integrated source of advanced data acquisition systems and multidisciplinary expertise highly suited to linear projects and the pipeline industry. JCLS has many leading-edge data acquisition and sophisticated information management systems such as LiDAR data acquiring, traditional survey and environmental services, and right-of-way mapping, which provide efficient and cost-effective benefits for our clients. This integrated system also gives our clients the ability to improve project management and control during any phase of a pipeline project.
GIS
Our team of GIS specialists provide a full range of data services that help you make the best use of your own data for decision-making purposes. Specialist services include Geographic base maps, individually tailored reports and custom mapping. In today’s information rich environment our experienced professionals develop and deploy solutions that allow you to stay ahead in your field.
ACOUSTIC IMAGING
For over three decades, Fugro has been on the cutting edge of underwater acoustic imaging for offshore applications. Now, John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. and its team of dedicated surveyors and technical analysts has brought its expertise to the murky shallows of the Gulf Coast and inland waters. Using state-of-the-art multibeam, marine magnetometer, sub-bottom profiler, side-scan sonar, and scanning sonar technologies coupled with experienced interpretation and mapping, JCLS will help your company see obstacles before they become problems.
ECOLOGICAL SERVICES
John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. employs a staff of experienced environmental specialists that provides clients with a variety of services including wetland delineations and determinations, threatened and endangered species surveys, marsh management plans, oyster assessments, mitigation plans and implementations and other natural resource-related services. JCLS also provides environmental inspectors for your construction projects, seismic surveys and FERC regulated projects.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Companies and individuals worldwide are seeking new sources of energy. Technologies are being developed that are quickly becoming cost-effective ways to provide energy to meet the demands of a growing and environmentally-conscious population. Our organization is leading the charge by developing a comprehensive list of services to meet the demands of this growing industry. Whether the project calls for regulatory guidance or construction support, JCLS is ready to help make your project a success.
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Chance's team of experts has completed numerous projects for various governmental agencies with great success. From small, local governments to huge federal agencies, our team has the experience and technology to provide superior solutions to nearly any government entity.
HAYNESVILLE SHALE
Our experience in North Louisiana and our newest location in Natchitoches provides us with unprecidented access to the Haynesville Shale gas play. Our crews and project managers have the expertise and equipment to provide clients working in this area with superior survey data.