For locations in the Oklahoma City metro area, we typically reach the site within two to four hours of the call. For sites farther out, mobilization time scales with distance. When you call, tell us your location and we will give you a realistic arrival time based on where our nearest available rig is staged. We do not quote unrealistic times and then show up late.

Yes, and this is one of the most common emergency HDD scenarios we handle. Boring under a road avoids the lane closure, pavement removal and restoration that open trenching would require. For state highways, ODOT may require a permit even for emergency work, which we initiate immediately. For city streets, many municipalities allow emergency work to begin under an emergency work order with the permit application following. We coordinate with the relevant authority to get you started as fast as legally possible.

With our full equipment range, we can handle bores from 20 feet under a residential driveway up to several hundred feet for commercial or municipal crossings. Diameter range covers small conduit at 1.5 inches up to larger pipe diameters depending on the machine we deploy. When you tell us your bore length and product pipe size, we can confirm whether our equipment is right for the job and which rig to bring.

Oklahoma has widely varying soil conditions including heavy clay in the central and western parts of the state, sandy soil near rivers, and occasional rock and cobble zones. We carry drill heads and tooling for all of these conditions. Clay is the most common and actually bores cleanly with the right fluid program. Sandy soil requires different fluid management to stabilize the bore hole. Our crews have worked in all of these conditions across Oklahoma.

Yes, always. We use a walkover locating system that tracks the position and depth of the drill head throughout the bore. This is not optional. Knowing where the drill head is at all times is how we protect other utilities in the area and how we hit the exit pit accurately. We do not run bores without active locating, regardless of how urgent the situation is.

Yes. This is a useful approach in situations where a permanent repair requires planning, materials on order, or permitting that takes time. We can bore a temporary bypass path to restore service immediately, and the permanent solution can be installed later without additional urgency. The bypass pipe can be abandoned in place or retrieved after the permanent repair is complete.

We assess the obstruction and adjust. Depending on the depth, length and type of rock, we may change drill heads to a rock-cutting bit, adjust the bore angle to go around the obstruction, or in some situations recommend an alternate access method. We communicate these decisions to you as they happen so you are not left wondering what is going on underground.

We work for residential customers directly. A homeowner whose water service has failed under their driveway, or whose gas service needs to be restored after a line strike during landscaping work, can call us directly. Residential emergency bores are often the fastest type of job we do because the distances are short and access is straightforward.

We circulate drilling fluid through the bore as the drill head advances. This fluid lubricates the drill head, carries cuttings back to the entry pit, and conditions the bore hole walls to prevent collapse. The fluid composition is adjusted for the soil type. In loose sandy soils we may use a higher viscosity fluid to maintain bore hole stability during the pull-back of the product pipe.

You receive a written record of the bore path location, depth and length, the product pipe or conduit type installed, and any utility conflicts or conditions encountered during the bore. This documentation is useful for your permit closeout, for updating utility as-built drawings, and for your own records in case questions arise later about what is underground in that location.