Commercial and industrial HDD for conduit, fiber, water, sewer and gas, from Fort Worth to Southlake and across the county, by a Southlake-based team with a 300+ crew network behind it.
Texas Hawk is headquartered in Southlake, on the northern edge of Tarrant County, with crews based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. That puts us close to Fort Worth, Arlington and the north-county logistics and data center corridor. When a program outgrows one crew, our 300+ crew network can mobilize nationwide.
Two very different geologic settings meet here, so the right bore plan depends on where in the county the work sits. Site soil borings set the final tooling and fluid program; this is the general picture.
Sandstone and sandy soils of the Woodbine Formation make up the largest share of the county’s surface geology. Loose sand calls for a fluid program that holds the hole open and limits fluid loss.
Eagle Ford shale weathers to heavy, expansive clay. Sticky clay needs fluid control and careful reaming, and depth matters where pads and slabs are sensitive to movement.
The Grayson Marl and Main Street Limestone sit between the sand and the rock. Ground can change from clay to hard layers within one bore, so we plan for both.
Fort Worth Limestone, Duck Creek, Walnut and Paluxy units bring limestone ledges beside friable sand. Rock slows production and calls for the right tooling.
Trinity River and creek crossings can mean alluvial soils, shallow groundwater and flood-prone ground. Fluid containment and a deep crossing profile come first.
Soil data drives the entry and exit layout, tooling, drilling fluid and vacuum capture. Hard ground changes the schedule, so we price and plan for it up front.
The right-of-way owner decides the permit path. We sort it out early so it does not hold up mobilization.
Oncor Electric Delivery serves the Fort Worth–Arlington area. CoServ Electric, Tri-County Electric Cooperative and United Cooperative Services serve parts of the county. Whoever owns the feeder drives the duct bank and service-bore design.
Atmos Energy’s Mid-Tex Division operates the gas distribution system across Dallas–Fort Worth, including Tarrant County. Gas mains are located, verified and respected on every crossing.
Fort Worth requires a Street Use Permit with plans submitted ahead of work, and its utility construction policy calls for street crossings to be bored unless the City authorizes otherwise. Southlake has its own right-of-way permit for utility work.
Utilities in county road right-of-way need a Tarrant County utility permit with a profile across the full right-of-way. State highways fall under TxDOT, and the Denton County side of Southlake is a different TxDOT district than the Tarrant side.
Major rail lines cross the county. A BNSF crossing runs on a license agreement, with processing the railroad lists at 30 to 60 days or longer, plus a qualified flagger on site. We start those early and bore or jack and bore as the railroad requires.
Tarrant Regional Water District requires an encroachment permit for crossings of its pipeline right-of-way, depth verified by hydro excavation, a 90-degree crossing and bores well below the deepest pipeline.
The north Fort Worth corridor along I-35W and SH-114 puts a large rail-served logistics hub, high-voltage transmission, dense fiber routes and hyperscale data center campuses in one area. Across the rest of the county the work is just as varied.
Plans, utility records and soil data reviewed up front, with the bore profile set to the ground and the crossings.
Texas811 notice at least two working days ahead, utilities verified where the bore crosses them, and permits lined up with the right-of-way owner.
Bore the path, track it, and capture drilling fluid so it stays out of storm drains and creeks.
Daily production reports and as-builts for close-out.
Yes. Texas law requires notice to Texas811 at least two working days before excavation, and a routine ticket lasts about 14 days. Some private lines are not on the ticket, so we verify before we cross.
That is the standard approach. Fort Worth’s utility construction policy calls for street crossings to be bored unless the City authorizes otherwise, and the bore length and depth go on the plans.
Yes, under the railroad’s license agreement and with a flagger on site. Rail approvals take weeks, so we recommend starting the application as early as the design allows.
It slows one. Rock calls for the right tooling and a longer schedule, which is why soil borings and early planning matter on the west and south sides of the county.
Water crossings are planned deep, with fluid containment and vacuum capture staged before the bore starts. Water district pipelines need a permit and a minimum separation.
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