Directional Drilling
Apache is acknowledged for its expertise in Horizontal Directional Drilling. HDD is ideal for installing pipelines and cabling in conditions where conventional open trenching techniques are not practical. These conditions include areas where surface disturbance is unfavourable or in areas that are unserviceable by open trenching.
Apache utilises the latest technologies to drill under natural and manmade obstacles such as rivers and swamps, roads, railway lines and existing services and utilities.
The advantages of Horizontal Directional Drilling are;
• It eliminates the costly and time consuming excavation and restoration associated with open trenching,
• Reduces impact on traffic, business and residents
• Minimises the need to remove landscaping or endangering historic sites with excavation.