Directional Boring
What is Directional Boring?
Directional boring, commonly called horizontal directional drilling or HDD, is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow arc along a prescribed bore path by using a surface launched drilling rig, with minimal impact on the surrounding area.
Directional Boring, also known as Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is the most efficient method known for installing utilities underground.
Directional boring eliminates the need for trenching or open cutting roadways and other hard surfaces, reducing interruption to traffic and disturbance to landscape as well as existing surfaces.
The trenchless drilling process is used for installing power and telecommunications cable conduits, water lines, sewer lines, gas lines, oil lines, irrigation lines, product pipelines and casings used for environmental remediation.
HDD is used to cross rivers, roadways, congested areas, environmentally sensitive areas and any area where other methods are more expensive or aren’t feasible. Use of the directional boring method is growing rapidly and is expected to increase for the foreseeable future.
Directional boring is used in place of other drilling techniques for the following reasons:
Deeper installation possible
Directional and curved capabilities
Less traffic disruption
Longer installation distances possible
Lower costs
No access pit required
Safer for the environment
Shorter project completion times
Texas Directional Drinking Water | Water Supply Distribution System
Texas Directional Drinking Water | Water Supply Distribution System
Water supply transmission and distribution systems distribute drinkable water underground as a water utility.
The outlook for our water systems is bleak. Consider these numbers laid out in the recent ASCE Infrastructure Report Card for drinking water and wastewater pipes. They are staggering. There are an estimated 240,000 water main breaks per year in the United States, according to the report.
Assuming every pipe would need to be replaced, the cost over the coming decades could reach more than $1 trillion, according to the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
Our auger and directional boring teams have directional bored thousands of feet of C900 water pipe for both municipal water supply transmission and distribution systems.
Texas Directional Drinking Water | Commercial Water Services
Texas Directional Drinking Water | Commercial Water Services
Commercial water services use underground pipe to carry water. Installation of commercial water lines often requires horizontal directional boring to install new pipe and maintain current lines.
Boring water lines avoids damages to your building, landscaping and hardscaping like parking lots and driveways.
Boring is a trenchless option for establishing a new water lines underground.
Significant cost savings can result when compared to conventional water line open cut installation methods.
Boring often has shorter completion times & is safer for the environment.
Texas Directional Drinking Water | Residential Water Service
Texas Directional Drinking Water | Residential Water Service
New residential water service lines use underground pipe to carry water. Residential water lines often require directional boring to install new pipe under both existing hard and soft surfaces
The Benefits of Horizontal Directional Boring New Residential Water Lines
Ability to drill beneath surface obstructions or ongoing site operations.
Less disruptive to the surface area and environment no open trenches.
Limited traffic and landscape disruption.
Limited weather related delays.
Savings in excavations and surface damage repairs.
Saves on shoring costs and trenching related accidents.