Water intake
50m Offshore Water Intake
An offshore water intake installed 50m out to a minimum 4m water depth — months of permitting, and the bore itself completed in a single day.
- Location
- Nova Scotia
- Date
- July 2024
- Services
- Horizontal directional drilling
Project overview
A water intake had to be established roughly 50m offshore, reaching a minimum 4m water depth. WM Directional Drilling bored out under the lakebed and brought the intake line to its offshore exit point without disturbing the shoreline.
Challenge
Most of the effort on a crossing like this happens before the rig arrives: reaching a specific offshore depth and exit point takes months of permitting and planning.
Approach
With the approvals in place and the alignment set, a guided bore was steered from the shore entry out to the offshore exit at the target depth, and the intake line was pulled into place.
Outcome
After months of permitting, the bore itself was completed in a single day.