PREP WORK

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PARKING LOT:  Steel pipe layout in prep for HDD "pull".

22" O.D. HDPE casing prior to startup of project. 

PARKING LOT:  Carefully removing dirt around underground pipes.

   TRENCHING PIPELINE FROM CONTAINER YARD

CONTAINER YARD:  Aerial from drone.

CONTAINER YARD:  Trenching operation.

CONTAINER YARD:  Trenching  to above ground manifold.

CONTAINER YARD:  Ready to install pipe. 

CONTAINER YARD:  Laying out pipe in trench to manifold.

    MANIFOLD WORK

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Pour concrete to support valves & piping.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Pipeline work under street.

    HDD IN PARKING LOT

PARKING LOT:  Drone view pulling pipeline thru casing.

CONTAINER YARD:  Ditch Witch drilling bore hole.

PARKING LOT:  Fusing HDPE Pipe.

PARKING LOT:  Reaming: 12", 20" 33" after successful initial boring.

PARKING LOT:  HDPE Pipe lined up for "pull".

PARKING LOT:  HDPE pipe final adjustments.

Dakota Access Pipeline.  (File Photo - For comparison purposes only.)

Compare the terrain, the obstacles, the congestion, the potential

danger to health and environment.  Compared to the pipeline

illustrated, the Dakota Access is a piece-of-cake. 

CONTAINER YARD:  Ditch Witch pulls 22" HDPE casing thru bore hole.

PARKING LOT:  Getting ready to pig the casing.

PARKING LOT:  Connecting to Underground Vault.

CONTAINER YARD: PL ready to be slurried.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Instrumentation pad ready to be poured.

CONTAINER YARD:  Pouring slurry in trench.

CONTAINER YARD:  Tying in bore PL to PL to manifold.

CONTAINER YARD:  Ready for slurry.

PARKING LOT:  No shortage of pipes to avoid.

PARKING LOT:  Boot & PL routed thru pipes.

PARKING LOT:  Casing for future rail spur.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  manifold placement on pad.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Cutting into 20" pipeline.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Shoring & Prep.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Lining up east leg.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Connecting Pipelines.

ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD:  Sand blasted and coated.