Rescue & Problem BORE support
Not every horizontal directional drilling project goes according to plan.
Blue Ridge Directional provides HDD rescue and problem-bore support to contractors, pipeline companies, utilities, and project owners facing difficult drilling conditions or stalled HDD installations.
Our team can evaluate the condition of the bore, the equipment being used, subsurface conditions, bore geometry, tooling, drilling fluids, and the work already completed to help determine the most practical path forward.
Sometimes the solution is recovering the existing bore. Sometimes it requires different tooling, additional reaming, a change in drilling methodology, or a new bore plan.
When to Call Blue Ridge
The Drill Rig Goes Down
A Pilot Bore Isn't Following the Planned Path
Tooling Becomes Stuck Downhole
Reaming Isn't Progressing
The Existing Drill Doesn't Have Enough Capacity
The Bore Has Collapsed or Become Unstable
Pullback Is in Trouble
Unexpected Rock or Changing Ground Conditions
Lost Circulation or Drilling-Fluid Problems
Another Contractor Walks Away From the Project