Directional drilling · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Directional Drilling in East Helena, MT
East Helena is a few miles down the road from our Helena shop — close enough that a site visit before the quote is easy.
Directional drilling and boring in East Helena
Work around East Helena runs from service lines in town and new residential lots on the east side of the valley to utility runs along the highway corridor and rural properties out toward the Spokane Hills.
Most of it is the same Helena Valley work we've done for years: getting water, power and communications lines under roads, ditches and driveways without digging them up.
It's the same horizontal directional drilling (HDD) we run everywhere: locate and pothole, steer the pilot bore, ream, pull back the product and restore the entry and exit. Sidewalks and driveways cut for the work can be put back by our concrete division.
Ground conditions around East Helena
- Valley gravels and cobble, like the rest of the Helena Valley.
- Wetter ground and higher groundwater near Prickly Pear Creek, so drilling-fluid control and pit containment matter.
- Parts of East Helena are inside the long-running cleanup area from the former ASARCO smelter, so any soil-handling and spoils-disposal rules for the site get checked before work starts.
- Rockier pockets as you move up off the valley floor.
General conditions only — every site is different, and we look before we quote.
Typical crossings
- US Highway 12 and town streets
- Prickly Pear Creek and irrigation ditches
- Rail lines, where the railroad's crossing requirements apply
- Driveways and yards on new residential services
How a East Helena job gets scoped
Send the address, the product, rough footage and what it crosses. If the property is in the smelter cleanup area, tell us what you know about it — it can change how spoils are handled. We'll come look, then quote.
Send the details
Location, product and size, rough footage, what it crosses, and any drawings or photos.
Site look or plan review
We look at the site when we can, or review plans and photos remotely.
Locate & plan
A Montana 811 locate goes in, crossings are potholed and the bore path is set.
Bore, pull back, restore
Pilot bore, ream, pullback, then the entry and exit get cleaned up.
Underground services in East Helena
Consulting on a East Helena job
If your own crew is running the bore, a consultant can review the plan or the bid, or help on a problem bore by phone or video — often the same day. See bore planning and field troubleshooting, or request a consult.
Questions
Is East Helena a long drive for you?
No. It's a few miles from our Helena shop.
Does the old smelter cleanup affect a bore?
It can. Some properties have soil-handling requirements. We check what applies to the site and plan spoils disposal around it.
Have a bore in East Helena?
Call Beau directly — or send the location, product, footage and crossings.