by Atlas Group | Oct 5, 2026 | Resources
A successful HDD drilling crew depends on more than the person sitting in the drill. Horizontal directional drilling works because several people are making decisions at the same time. The driller controls the machine. The locator tracks the bore and plans the path...
by Atlas Group | Oct 5, 2026 | Resources
Understanding how horizontal directional drilling works starts with one important idea: the bore is built in stages. Horizontal directional drilling, commonly called HDD, does not simply drill a finished hole from one side to the other. The crew first creates a...
by Atlas Group | Sep 8, 2026 | Resources
Steel casing is easy to think of as the pipe that gets left underground after an auger bore is complete. In reality, steel casing in auger boring is part of the boring system itself. The casing affects alignment, friction, spoil removal, steering, and how accurately...
by Atlas Group | Sep 8, 2026 | Resources
A successful auger bore project plan starts long before the machine reaches the jobsite. On larger projects, the actual boring may only take days or weeks. However, planning, engineering, coordination, and mobilization can begin months earlier. Atlas Group often works...
by Atlas Group | Sep 8, 2026 | Resources
Ground conditions can change the way an auger bore behaves from one foot to the next. Sand, dirt, rock, cobble, mixed formations, and buried obstructions all create different challenges underground. That is why successful auger boring depends on more than the machine...
by Atlas Group | Sep 8, 2026 | Resources
Choosing between auger boring vs. horizontal directional drilling is not about deciding which method is better. Both can install underground infrastructure without traditional open-cut excavation. However, they solve different problems. The better choice depends on...
