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Solar HDD
would cut the head off the pipe, use the
vacuum excavator to suction any loose
material, and place a line of 2,000-pound
mule tape through the pipe to help the
next crew thread electrical cable. Both
ends of the pipe were then capped off and
they moved on to the next bore.
On average, bores were between 4- and
5-feet deep, but would go down to 15 feet
when crossing rivers and creeks.
Renewable energy farms are
being constructed all over the
state. Companies investing in
the construction of these
mega wind and solar farms
are enlisting contractors
who have helped build reliable
and effi cient pipelines that
transport oil and gas.
Th e EPC contractor, PCL Construction
Solar Division, was so impressed with
Hard Rock's work, it presented an award
for Hard Rock's commitment to safe
drilling practices while exceeding the
timeline agreed upon. Th ese eff orts
helped keep the overall project on
schedule, even while some of the other
moving pieces fell behind.
Reloj del Sol Wind Farm,
Zapata County, Texas
Before the Ray Del Sol project, the
Hard Rock Renewable Energy division
performed approximately 14,000 feet of
bores in just 90 days on a 209-megawatt
wind farm project.
Th e Reloj del Sol wind farm started
producing power earlier this year and
Hard Rock was once again one of the fi rst
contractors on the job. Instead of laying
down a grid, Hard Rock's team installed
piping so all 63 wind turbines across
600 acres of land could be connected.
" Th e electrical installation work is
relatively similar between solar and wind, "
said Seago. " We're just not doing parallel
bores in a grid pattern. "
Baker also added that as far as he's
concerned, energy is energy, whether
it's oil, natural gas, wind or solar.
" As Texans, we have a lot of pride in
being the nation's largest producer of
energy. It means we're doing a great job
of using the resources available to us,
which includes the robust supplies of oil
and natural gas under our land, as well as
the sun that shines down and wind that
blows across the state.
" Our role in the process is to make
sure those resources get to where they
need to go. And we'll continue to serve in
that capacity no matter what the energy
source is, " Baker concluded. *
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Hard Rock Directional Drilling, 210-403-2086,
hardrockhdd.com
Vermeer Corp., (888) 837-6337, vermeer.com
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