Earth Energy Inc Completes 1900-Foot with UNI 250×400

On Friday, January 31, 2025, Earth Energy Inc. celebrated the successful completion of a 1,900-foot directional bore in Eagle, Idaho. Using the powerful Universal 250×400 horizontal directional drill, the crew navigated beneath irrigation canals, underground utilities, and a busy county road with pinpoint precision. The rig’s 250,000 lb of thrust and 40,000 ft-lb of torque made easy work of shifting cobble and clay layers along the alignment. With the pilot hole perfectly on target, operators attached a 16-inch HDPE product pipe and commenced a seamless pullback in a single continuous shot. The UNI 250×400’s 315 gpm, 1,136 psi on-board mud pump maintained hole stability throughout, eliminating the need for auxiliary pumping. Winter conditions were no match for the drill’s heated cab and wireless crane, which kept the three-person crew productive and safe. Pullback finished ahead of schedule, logging just over six hours of rotation time from reamer to tie-in. Project managers estimate the trenchless approach saved nearly a week of traffic disruptions compared with open-cut excavation. Earth Energy credits the drill’s ergonomic rod-loading arm and real-time telemetry for reducing fatigue and ensuring precise steering data at every stage. With the Eagle bore now in the books, the company is already lining up its next big project, confident that the UNI 250×400 will keep pushing the limits of large-diameter HDD installations.