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The safety and maintenance of the oil and gas pipeline industry is extremely crucial, as there are a large number of risks involved. These industries have underlying pipelines supplying oil and gas all over the region. These resources are worth a million of dollars. Any kind of pipeline mishap can lead to huge losses and destruction. To eliminate any kind of losses or a disaster, it is important to maintain the safety of these pipes. The first step towards maintaining and repairing oil and gas pipeline is to expose them to the daylight.

Pipeline excavation can be extremely dangerous if not done correctly using the best methods. Hydrovac is the simplest way to dig the land while keeping the pipes and other underground utilities safe. It is the most non-destructive way to dig, excavate, and loosen the ground surface. Hydrovac trucks use high-pressure water and vacuum which helps in trenching and digging with accuracy. Here are some uses of hydrovac trucks at an oil and gas industry.

Maintenance and Repair Excavations

For regular inspection and maintenance, it is important to dig the area carefully without causing any damage to pipes when exposing them. Using traditional methods of digging can accidentally damage pipes causing cracks and ruptures. Hydrovac trucks target a particular area that needs to be excavated and use high-pressure water jets to start the excavation process. This helps in excavating the land precisely, without causing any damage to the pipes. Precise and accurate excavation also help in repairing the faulty pipelines.

Laying New Pipes and Lines

Just before laying new pipelines, it is imperative to first expose the ones that already exist. Hydrovac trucks complete this task appropriately by causing least disruption to the ground. These trucks then create trenches to install new oil and gas pipelines. Not only this, these trucks also help in cleaning the pits and trenches so that you can lay new pipes and lines perfectly.

New Constructions and Installations

Hydrovac trucks can be used for creating trenches for the foundations of new constructions and installations. It often happens that newer plants or units are installed over the area which already has other gas and oil units. In both cases, it is important to excavate carefully. Hydrovac trucks can help in slot trenching and potholing for precise construction tasks.

Using hydrovac trucks, the entire process of digging, potholing, or simply cleaning a trench becomes timesaving and less expensive. While it could take days to accomplish an excavation task using the traditional equipment, the same task can be finished in a matter of hours with hydrovac trucks. Get in touch with us to select the best hydrovac trucks in Alberta.