Emco now utilizes state-of-the-art hydro-excavation equipment and technology to provide safe and efficient hydro-excavation services for all of our oilfield customers. In addition to the construction of underground facilities, there are many uses for hydro-excavation, including:

Potholing – Excavation of a test hole in order to affirm the specific depth, type or dimensions of a known underground utility or facility

Daylighting – Exposing underground pipes and utility lines to daylight for assessment, repair or replacement without the danger of damaging expensive materials. Traditionally, these tasks were completed by hand using a shovel or backhoe, but hydro-excavation is a much safer option.

Slot trenching – Digging shallow trenches so that pipes, cables and utility lines may be installed in the ground even when the soil is hard or frozen and to avoid damaging any unknown underground structures.

Piling hole excavation – Without hydro-excavation, the necessary installation holes for a structure’s poles, signs and posts would have to be dug by hand or backhoe, both of which are costly and time consuming. Hydro-excavation is precise, cost-effective, and non-destructive to surrounding soil.

Remote excavation – Because it is challenging to transport traditional digging machinery to remote or crowded locations, digging by hand used to be the fall-back option. Manual digging takes a lot more time and will have high labor costs. The solution is hydro-excavation; our supervac can park a safe distance away from the actual dig site.