Directional Drilling
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a trenchless method for installing underground pipes.
Our specialised team and dedicated workers are all fully trained on all the drills and make HDD the most time & cost effective solution for your underground needs.
HDD is ideal for under roads, rivers and environmentally sensitive areas. There is less disruption to Traffic and the general public, reduced noise & pollution as well as less reinstatements required than trenching.
OPS are the leaders in Rock drilling and have air hammers capable of drilling 240mpa rock.
Our projects range from 100m to 15km stretches. No job is to big or too small.
Facts & Figures
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D36x50DR - Capable of Drilling through Rock - Wonderful with Rocky Conditions around Adelaide's Foothills. Holds 150m of Rods. Drills up to 300m lengths in rock & clay and handles pipes from 63mm-800mm. The DR has 38,000Ib of thrust and 6,000fb of rotational torque.
- D36x50 - Holds 153m of Rods. Drills up to 300m (soil dependent) and handles pipes from 63mm-800mm
- 20x22 - Holds 120m of Rods. Drills up to 150m (soil dependent) and handles pipes from 63mm-300mm
- CMS Borer - ranges from 50mm up to 500mm in hole size
- Vac Trucks - 5000L spoils with 2000L water & sucks at 1000CFM and gurney runs at 3000psi
- D100x120 Series 2 - largest drill rig in South Australia and capable of bores up to 1000m with pipe sizes up to 1200mm