Drilling & boring
Directional drilling companies serving Savannah
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is the method; the company running the rig is what decides whether the job is clean. Here is how to judge one in Savannah.
Serving Savannah · Chatham County
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.
Directional drilling and boring across Georgia; locates, bore plan and utility coordination handled. More about Davis Underground Solutions →
What a directional drilling company actually does
HDD installs pipe and conduit along a curved, steered path underground. The crew drills a pilot hole with a steerable head, locating it from the surface every rod so the depth and line match the plan. Then the hole is enlarged with a reamer and the product is pulled back through it in one piece. A good company owns the rig, the mud system, the locating gear and a vac truck for the pits, and brings an operator who has drilled the ground under Savannah before. A directional bore under a Chatham County road that comes out on line, at depth, with the pavement untouched looks simple. It is simple only when the company has done it a few hundred times.
What to ask before you hire one
- Do you own your rigs and crews, or broker the work out?
- Have you drilled in Chatham County, and in the Piedmont rock or Coastal Plain sand under this site?
- Who files the Georgia 811 ticket and pulls the county or GDOT crossing permit?
- How is the bore tracked, and will you give me the as-built depth and alignment?
- What happens to the drilling fluid, and how are the pits restored?
- Is the estimate free, and when can you be on site?
The company on this page
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. answers all of those directly. It is a Georgia-based contractor with its own directional rigs and crews, headquartered near Atlanta, drilling for fiber builders, electrical contractors, utilities, developers and homeowners across Georgia and the Southeast. Savannah is home territory, with no mobilization fee. Davis Underground Solutions shows the equipment and recent crossings. Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.
Where HDD fits, and where it does not
Pressure pipe and conduit are perfect for HDD because they can follow a curve: water, gas, force mains, power and fiber duct. A gravity sewer that must hold an exact slope is better installed by auger boring inside a steel casing, which has its own page here. Very short, shallow runs in open ground can still be cheaper to trench. The right company will tell you which method fits before quoting, rather than selling the rig it has on the truck.
If you want the long version, Davis Underground Solutions has a page on directional drilling in Georgia.
Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.
Other drilling and boring services in Savannah
Horizontal Boring Savannah
Horizontal boring for conduit, casing and carrier pipe where digging across a surface is not an option.
Auger Boring Savannah
Steel-cased auger bores for road, rail and railroad crossings that need a straight, on-grade casing.
Pipe Boring Savannah
Boring and pulling in HDPE or steel product pipe from a few inches up to large-diameter casings.
Fiber Optic Drilling Savannah
Directional drilling for fiber and communications duct: long bores, multiple ducts in one pull, tight easements.
Electrical Conduit Drilling Savannah
Bores for primary and secondary power conduit, lighting circuits and site electrical feeds.
Utility Drilling Savannah
Multi-utility installs for developers and utilities: power, gas, water, sewer and telecom on one site plan.
Sewer Line Drilling Savannah
Directional drilling and boring for new gravity-adjusted force mains, laterals and sewer crossings.
Water Main Drilling Savannah
HDD installation of new water mains and service lines, including creek and road crossings.
Gas Line Drilling Savannah
Bores for new natural gas mains and services, coordinated with the utility and its operator-qualification rules.
Questions about directional drilling in Savannah
How much does directional drilling cost in Savannah?+
It is priced per foot by the size of the product and the ground, plus set-up and any permit or traffic control. A short residential service bore and a 600-foot fiber run under a state route are different jobs; the site walk produces a firm number, and the estimate is free.
How long is a typical bore?+
Residential and light commercial bores in Chatham County run 50 to 300 feet and take a day. Utility crossings of several hundred feet are planned shot by shot and may take several days with the pits open only at each end.
Can you drill under a GDOT road?+
Yes. State routes need a GDOT utility encroachment permit with the bore shown at the required depth; the contractor prepares the application and drills to it.
Will the bore damage my driveway or landscaping?+
No. The surface between the two pits is not touched. The pits themselves are small and restored, and a vac truck keeps the drilling fluid contained.
Is there a charge for the estimate?+
No. Estimates are free. Call (678) 264-3333 now or put the project in the form on this page, and the company replies within 24 hours.