So how does IPC use the Easy Pipe method to successfully reach our client’s goals?
Just like Direct Pipe®, Easy Pipe combines proven drilling techniques (microtunneling and HDD) to install pipelines.
It’s a multi-step pipe jacking process involving pushing an interim steel casing pipe through a borehole ahead of the pipeline.
Advantages
- Less disposal, less bentonite
- Accurate curved drilling approach
- Minimization of geological risk because the borehole is permanently supported
- Adaptable to most geological conditions
- Safe pipeline construction
The drilling process
This method is a three-step operation:
- The borehole is installed using standard microtunneling and Easy Pipe steel pipes.
- After the drill head has reached the target pit on the other side of the crossing, it is disassembled, and a connector piece is installed between the jacking pipes and pipeline.
- The casing or product pipe is then pulled back into the borehole.
STEP 1
Install the borehole using micro-tunneling equipment and EasyPipe steel pipes
STEP 2
After reaching the other side, connect to the product pipe and prepare to pull back through the hole
STEP 3
In parallel, pull the product pipe through the borehole and fill the overcut, while dismantling the steel pipes
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