Your Experienced Directional Drilling Contractors
At ClearPath Utility Solutions, we’re dedicated to being your source for directional boring and drilling. Our team has extensive field experience and our founders, Maureen and Rod Riley, have worked to pioneer innovations and enhancements in horizontal directional drilling techniques since 1996.
Let ClearPath be your HDD company and help you complete your essential directional boring projects.
About Our Directional Boring Company
Our headquarters in Zanesville, Ohio gives us a convenient, central location to help businesses within a variety of regions and states. Our company has completed projects within:
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
Additionally, our service area spans across the United States so no matter where you are located our efficient team can quickly assess your needs and get to work. For a look at the variety of projects we have completed, please visit our past projects page.
Our Services
At ClearPath, we are able to offer numerous services to our clients, putting us a cut above other directional boring companies. These services include:
- Cable Plowing
- Directional Drilling & Boring
- Auger Boring
- Extended Length Projects
- Grade Drilling
- Horizontal Profiles And As Builts
- Large Diameter Projects
- Large Scale Boring Jobs
- Small Residential Boring And Drilling Projects
- Solid Rock Drilling
- Plastic / Poly / Steel Pipe Placement
- Fiber Optic Termination
About Directional Drilling
Directional drilling, commonly referred to as horizontal directional drilling or HDD, is the ability to maneuver a rod under the ground and direct it around or under obstacles.
Directional drilling is used when trenching or excavating is not practical and minimizing environmental disruption is desired. Not only is this type of drilling the preferred method of installing pipes into the ground, horizontal directional drilling causes the least amount of environmental disturbance possible and allows you to reach areas which otherwise would be too difficult to access.
The drilling happens in three stages.
- The first stage requires drilling of a pilot hole on the designed path
- The second stage enlarges the hole through the use of a larger cutting tool known as the back reamer
- The third stage places the product or pipe in the enlarged hole. Directional control capabilities assist the rig operator in making necessary changes in the directions of the drilling head
Drilling fluid is a mixture of water and, usually, bentonite clay, with additives used to improve performance. It is continuously pumped to the cutting head or drill bit to facilitate the removal of cuttings.
An HDD company performs horizontal boring with the help of drilling fluid, with a few machines designed to use air or air and foam. Air and foam machines are used for rock.bore hole, cool the cutting head, and lubricate the passage of the product pipe.
Directional drilling is utilized in a variety of applications, including when the following aspects need to be incorporated into or avoided in a drilling area:
- Water lines
- Sewer lines
- Power conduits
- Cable conduits
- Communication conduits
- Environmental remediation casings
- Gas lines
- Oil lines
- Roadways
- Waterways
- Sidewalks
- Buildings
Additionally, horizontal drilling is preferable to more costlier methods such as conventional drilling in numerous circumstances. These include use for crossing waterways, crossing roadways, congested areas, and environmentally sensitive areas.
Some key advantages to utilizing directional boring include:
- Providing less traffic disruption compared to conventual drilling
- A lower cost for the client
- Numerous directional options
- Providing deeper and/or longer installation
- Being able to avoid the necessity of an access pit
- Shorter completion times
- Environmental safety
How ClearPath Can Help You as Your Source for Horizontal Directional Drilling
Through our experienced team, we can provide you with a range of directional drilling services that can help your business to thrive.
Some of the most popular projects we work on include pipeline HDD and conventional auger bores, though we are ready to discuss any particulars for a specific project you have in mind.
And at ClearPath, we know that the customer is key. We work closely with our clients to deliver their goals in a timely manner, often with projects being completed on short notice. This quick turnaround doesn’t affect our quality, however, as we offer every type of available technology their projects will need to complete the job efficiently and effectively.
Additionally, our work carries on regardless of season. While extreme cold or rain main temporarily impede us, we will quickly press on. Typically, though, the summer months tend to be our busiest season.
Have You Been Searching for Directional Boring Companies? Work with the Best!
If you’re in need of directional drilling services for an upcoming project, be sure to reach out to our team at ClearPath Utility Solutions today. Our dedicated team is ready to evaluate the needs of your project and get to work!
