The present invention is a system and method for removal of buried
objects. According to one embodiment of the invention, a crane with a
vibrator casing driver is used to lift and suspend a large diameter steel
casing over the buried object. Then the casing is driven into the ground
by the vibratory driver until the casing surrounds the buried object.
Then the open bottom of the casing is sealed shut by injecting grout into
the ground within the casing near its bottom. When the seal has cured and
hardened, the top of the casing is lifted to retrieve the casing, with
the buried object inside, from the ground.