Horizontal Directional Drilling in Camden

At Daley Directional Drilling we provide the following services:

• Horizontal Directional Drilling  
• Case Boring
• Trenching  
• Pit & Pipe
• Bed Boring

The Advantages of Horizontal Directional Drilling:

1.  Less disruptive to the public as there is no need to close roads as in traditional open cut methods.
2.  Little to no reinstatement of job site, as there are only two small pilot holes at either end of the drill stem. There is no grass or driveways of consumers disrupted.
3. Faster than open cut trenching.
4. No removal of trees or vegetation along bore route, which is an advantage in environmentally sensitive areas.
5.  Ability to work in confined spaces.
6.  Able to work in most soil conditions, including rock, which eliminates the need for often expensive rock breaking machines and reducing the time spent in completing the job.

How does it work?
Among the major benefits of horizontal directional drilling is the ability to track the drill head, using electronic sensors (Sonde) in the drill head and make changes to the alignment of the bore. Tracking the drill head is achieved with a walkover or down-hole location system, in which a crew member tracks the bore from the surface. The battery-operated Sonde provides depth, location, direction and angle. After analysing this information, the drill operator can make steering corrections to keep the drill head on the correct path avoiding existing buried utilities.

Horizontal Directional Drilling:
Horizontal directional drilling is a process where a pilot hole is drilled between two points along a planned route using a guided and steerable drill stem. The installation of a service is then achieved by using the drill string to pull back the service pipe or cable along the route whilst upsizing the hole by reaming, if necessary, to the start point of the hole.

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