Trenchless Technology Explained -- Horizontal Directional Drilling vs Open Trenching

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]We got to lay that pipe. People got to dig up the ground. This is a new type of trenchless technology called horizontal directional drilling. We put down the sideways drill called a pilot bore and then it goes and pulls out this big thing called a ream. That makes sure the hole is gaping wide. Then we got to go prep our pipe and make sure it's all erect and long and at the right length.

[00:00:14]Then we use a forbidden plug to pull the pipe all the way back through and that's how we lay that pipe.