Your client calls saying an underground storage tank (UST) used to store gasoline has failed, releasing thousands of gallons under his busy machine shop. “Not a problem – I’ll mobilize a small drill rig and we’ll install a network of free product collection wells inside the building”. “Are you crazy, you can’t shut down my business – I’ll be out of business if I do that!” (Awkward!) Think horizontal – think Directional Technologies. We routinely drill horizontally under factories and other structures from the outside in a location that does not interrupt operations, reach the impacted area(s) and install Horizontal Remediation Wells to remediate the source.
Able To Drill For Great Distances From A Single Bore! – No, we’re not Superman. However, we can safely drill horizontally for great distances from one location. In the example above, let’s say that your client adds “the gasoline has migrated beneath the adjoining medical device manufacturing facility and the building owner will not let us on the property for fear of losing his valuable tenant”. Think horizontal – think Directional Technologies – we can drill horizontally for thousands of feet to reach and remediate impacted areas. We have successfully designed and installed a horizontal remediation well with a well screen a thousand feet long – a barrier sparge well that intercepts/destroys a chlorinated solvent plume that was migrating toward a valuable water body.
The Dreaded Dry Cleaner- Horizontal Remediation Wells and Directional Technologies, Inc. have many solutions for very common problems – especially keeping the business open during remedial construction. Horizontal Air Sparge solo, or make it dance with a horizontal soil vapor extraction well. ISCO Injections can be performed thru the soil vapor extraction well – that’s thinking out of the box! (On another note, click on this link to read about a major free product release that was Bio Sparged at a bulk petroleum terminal in NY – that’s another out of the box project that was very successful).
Hi-Ho Vapor Intrusion-Away! – Who Was That Directional Driller? – Kidding aside, most remediation professionals know that vapor intrusion (VI) is an issue of growing concern with both the EPA and state environmental regulatory agencies. Environmental regulators favor “active” VI mitigation systems – systems with electrically powered fans that develop a vacuum to draw volatile organic compound vapors from beneath a building’s floor slab. Think horizontal – think Directional Technologies – we regularly install horizontal VI mitigation wells under buildings. We do this without disrupting business operations and in many cases, one VI HRW can create sufficient vacuum under the entire slab to ensure that VI is mitigated.
Think Horizontally For Your Next Remediation Project! – Most of us live in a “vertical world” regarding the way we think. This is the way many of us tend to execute remediation projects, using the same old vertical drilling techniques. But wait! On your next remediation project, think laterally – think Horizontal Remediation Wells – think Directional Technologies, Inc.!
Directional Technologies, Inc. is the nation’s expert Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) firm specializing in the design and installation of horizontal remediation wells . Directional Technologies is your partner in delivering innovative remediation solutions using our 20-years of experience with HDD and Horizontal Remediation Wells. Contact us to discuss your next remediation project at 203-294-9200 or
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