Underground Tunneling - Colorado Horizontal Boring

We have experience tunneling through all types of ground conditions under roadways, buildings, railways, and natural features utilizing a wide array of tunneling techniques.

Micro-Tunneling, Tunneling, Pipe Ramming, Directional Micro-Tunneling, Shaft construction and shoring are all different tunneling methods that our teams and affiliates have used.

Since the tunneling process doesn’t require a surface entry and exit point, the overall crossing length can be reduced dramatically and thus there are very few limitations to a tunnel’s size.

Ground water, unconsolidated formations, subsurface debris and restricted workspace are also challenges that tunneling methods can be used to overcome.

Tunneling techniques are best used when the crossing distance is short, the pipe diameter is large and the construction footprint does not allow for an entry and exit angles.

Colorado Horizontal Boring Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas Pipeline Installation

The Advantages Of Directional Boring Oil and Gas Pipelines

In addition to preserving the integrity of the landscape surrounding oil and gas pipelines, directional boring has additional benefits:

Pipelines can be installed in curved or straight lines to avoid surface and subsurface obstacles.

The pipeline boring process can be much quicker than traditional trenching methods and requires fewer workers, making it less expensive in most cases.

Directional boring can be used to drill under roads, buildings, creeks and rivers.

Directional boring is a less noisy and more environmentally friendly process than traditional methods.

While we can directional drill oil and gas pipeline transmission and distribution lines to residential gas line bores, our drilling fleet and crews are best suited for medium to large oil and natural gas pipeline, compressor and pumping station boring projects including midstream pipeline construction (steel and poly pipe; 2

Colorado Horizontal Boring Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas Pipeline Reconstruction

There are tens of thousands of miles of oil & gas pipeline throughout the country. These pipelines require frequent repairs and reconstruction.

Our crews have directionally drilled many oil and natural gas pipeline reconstruction jobs across the continent and have laid miles of pipeline through some of its most challenging terrain.

We assist our customers achieve their environmental objectives by installing the proper controls and barriers to protect our environment during and after construction and repair of their oil and natural gas pipelines and facilities.

Colorado Horizontal Boring Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas Pipeline Repair

Whether for pipeline reconstruction and repair or compressor and pumping station line reconstruction, our directional boring team can drill and complete your project on time and within budget.