Hydrovac & Non-Destructive Excavation
Safe daylighting around live lines and congested corridors. Exposing what's underground without putting a blade near it.
When you don't know exactly what's under the dirt, mechanical excavation is a risk you can't take. Hydrovac uses pressurized water and vacuum to expose buried lines and utilities without damaging them.
Encore runs hydrovac as part of our own construction work and as a standalone service: potholing for tie-ins, daylighting existing infrastructure, and slot trenching in corridors too congested or too sensitive for a backhoe.
What this scope includes
Daylighting
- Potholing
- Utility location
- Exposing live lines for tie-ins
Excavation
- Slot trenching
- Precision digging in congested corridors
Conditions
- Hard, frozen, or rocky ground
- Sensitive / high-consequence areas
Support
- Backs our own construction crews to cut line-strike risk
Why operators choose us for this work
Strike-risk reduction. We expose before we excavate.
Integrated with construction. The same company laying the pipe can clear the path.
Permian-ready equipment and crews.
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Learn moreNeed safe excavation around live lines?
Tell us what you need built. We'll expose before we excavate, and keep your existing infrastructure intact.