Serving Greenville and all of South Carolina
Directional drilling contractors in Greenville, SC
Horizontal directional drilling, auger boring and pipe boring in Greenville: conduit, fiber, water, sewer and gas lines put under roads, driveways and landscaping without an open trench.
Directional drilling in Greenville is how new conduit, fiber, water, sewer and gas lines get under a road, a driveway or a yard without anyone opening a trench across it. A small pit at each end, a steered bore between them, and the pipe is pulled back through the hole. The surface stays as it was, traffic keeps moving and the landscaping survives.
In South Carolina the listed contractor is Davis Underground Solutions, Inc., based in Powder Springs, Georgia, which drills across the Southeast and quotes any mobilization up front. See Davis Underground Solutions's South Carolina drilling page for the crew, the equipment and recent projects, or call (855) 520-2670; estimates are free.
Serving Greenville and all of South Carolina
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.
Directional drilling, auger boring and utility installation; locates, bore plan and permits handled. It's boring. But we dig it.
What is in the ground in Greenville
Greenville drills through Piedmont red clay and saprolite with granite and schist near the surface on the ridges, and the Reedy River corridor adds fill and old industrial utilities. Growth along I-85 and Woodruff Road, fiber to the home and water and sewer extensions for new neighborhoods drive demand, with SCDOT permits on the arterials.
Growth along I-85 and I-77, Charleston-area utilities and drainage, fiber to the home and water and sewer extensions for new neighborhoods. Locate requests in South Carolina go through SC811; crossings of state routes are permitted by SCDOT.
How a bore in Greenville is done
A bore in Greenville is planned backward from what the pipe can tolerate. The bend radius of the product, the depth the permit requires under a South Carolina road or a creek, and the soil along the path set the entry angle and the length. The pilot pass is steered and tracked from the surface; one or more reaming passes open the hole, and the pipe or conduit is pulled back through on the last pass with a swivel so it does not twist.
Hiring a drilling contractor in Greenville
Ask any contractor quoting work in Greenville for the bore plan, not just a price per foot. It should show depth, entry and exit points, the soil they expect and how they will handle fluid. Ask who owns the rig and who is on the crew, whether they carry the permits for South Carolina road or rail crossings, and what happens if the bore meets rock or an unmarked line. Written answers to those questions tell you more than the number at the bottom.
There is more about HDD contractors covering South Carolina, including photos from recent South Carolina work, on the company site.
Estimates are free. Call now: (855) 520-2670.
Drilling and boring services in Greenville
Each page explains one method or utility type: what gets installed, how deep, what the permit requires and what moves the price.
Directional Drilling
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for new underground utilities: steered bores under roads, driveways, parking lots, creeks and landscaping with no open trench.
Directional Drilling explained →
Horizontal Boring
Horizontal boring for conduit, casing and carrier pipe where digging across a surface is not an option.
Horizontal Boring explained →
Auger Boring
Steel-cased auger bores for road, rail and railroad crossings that need a straight, on-grade casing.
Auger Boring explained →
Pipe Boring
Boring and pulling in HDPE or steel product pipe from a few inches up to large-diameter casings.
Pipe Boring explained →
Fiber Optic Drilling
Directional drilling for fiber and communications duct: long bores, multiple ducts in one pull, tight easements.
Fiber Optic Drilling explained →
Electrical Conduit Drilling
Bores for primary and secondary power conduit, lighting circuits and site electrical feeds.
Electrical Conduit Drilling explained →
Utility Drilling
Multi-utility installs for developers and utilities: power, gas, water, sewer and telecom on one site plan.
Utility Drilling explained →
Sewer Line Drilling
Directional drilling and boring for new gravity-adjusted force mains, laterals and sewer crossings.
Sewer Line Drilling explained →
Water Main Drilling
HDD installation of new water mains and service lines, including creek and road crossings.
Water Main Drilling explained →
Gas Line Drilling
Bores for new natural gas mains and services, coordinated with the utility and its operator-qualification rules.
Gas Line Drilling explained →
Questions we hear in Greenville
Does the drilling fluid harm my yard or the creek in Greenville?+
Standard drilling fluid is bentonite clay and water, the same material used in pond liners. It is contained in the pits and hauled away or recycled. Crews watch for inadvertent returns, where fluid finds a path to the surface, and stop and contain them; near waterways in South Carolina that is a permit condition.
Who calls 811 before a bore in Greenville?+
The contractor files the locate request with SC811 a few business days before drilling, and the public utilities mark their lines on the ground. Private lines on your property, such as irrigation, septic, propane or lighting, are not marked by 811 and need a private locator or your own knowledge of the site.
What happens if the drill hits rock in Greenville?+
An experienced crew plans for the ground they expect from local experience and any borings or utility records, and brings rock tooling if the area is known for it. If rock shows up unexpectedly, the bore may be slowed, redesigned deeper or shallower, or switched to a rock-capable head. Ask how rock is handled in the quote before work starts.
How do I get a directional drilling estimate in Greenville?+
Call Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. at (855) 520-2670; estimates are free, and the crew that answers is the one that does the work. Have the length of the run, what is going in the ground and what it crosses ready, and a site walk will usually confirm the price.
More South Carolina cities
Every listed city in South Carolina has its own page; the South Carolina page covers the state's ground, permits and contractor.