![]() Traditionally, 40 percent of the company’s work has been on the utility side and 60 percent oil and gas. The company has 15 HDD crews and does pipeline and utility installations. “Our customer is extremely happy - pleased with our production, how we handled the project and how we got things done.”ĭakota Utility Contractors is located in the town of Ennis, Texas, on the outskirts of Dallas. They started in mid-December and hoped to finish by the end of May. “What I’m most proud of on this project is the fact that we adapted and overcame all of the obstacles,” Watland says. high-pressure steel pipeline carrying transportation fuel. A tight deadline made all the tougher by the weather.įour Dakota Utility HDD crews worked through these issues while undertaking nearly 30 shots totaling approximately 33,000 ft to install a 12-in.Heavy rain that caused wet ground conditions for the first two months of the job.Crossing roads, railroads, waterways and wetlands and dealing with the different agencies who oversaw those areas.Drilling in town, with some of that occurring in the backyards of people’s homes.Here’s a partial list of some of the challenges the crews from Dakota Utility Contractors faced: “This job was not an easy job by any means,” says Jim Watland, operations manager for the Texas-based company. faced all of these on a recent pipeline installation in Arkansas using horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Tight deadlines. Dakota Utility Contractors Inc. Obstacles like existing utilities and natural features such as bodies of water. "We look forward to working with Tower Arch to expand our geographic footprint and further improve our industry-leading horizontal directional drilling services in the construction of Oil and Gas pipeline infrastructure.Think about some of the biggest challenges a directional boring crew may face on a job. There are constricted work areas. "The Tower Arch team has extensive experience in energy services and an approach to businesses which makes them an attractive partner for our management team, employees, and customers," said Robert Myers, Founder and CEO of Hard Rock. Hard Rock also offers ancillary services, including hydro excavation, oilfield services, and equipment fabrication. The company has successfully completed over 1.75 million feet of bores to satisfy the continually growing demand for gathering and transmission infrastructure. Hard Rock is the partner of choice for energy and pipeline companies looking for safe and on-time performance with the toughest horizontal directional bores in the installation of oil and gas pipelines.įounded by Robert Myers in 2003, the company has extensive knowledge of and a local presence in five locations across Texas, including sites in the Eagle Ford and Permian Basins. Hard Rock is a San Antonio, TX based specialty-boring and services company primarily serving the energy industry. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Tower Arch Capital, in partnership with Founder and CEO Robert Myers IV, announced today it has completed the recapitalization of Hard Rock Directional Drilling, LLC. Hard Rock is led by CEO Robert Myers, an energy industry veteran. The Company specializes in gathering and transporting pipes in the Texas oil basins in addition to its presence in the municipal water industry. Hard Rock is a premier energy and utility infrastructure services. Tower Arch Capital partners with San Antonio-based Hard Rock Directional Drilling ("Hard Rock").
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