Hard crossings. Handled.
Experts in Horizontal Directional Drilling
Trenchless construction across America, a safe and efficient way to install underground utilities without conventional open trenching.
Commitment to Safety
Safety is always number one. A dedicated field safety manager runs daily toolbox meetings, OQ training, and hazard recognition on every jobsite.
Industry Experience
New company, seasoned professionals. Our team brings 80+ years of combined HDD experience.
Who We Are
North Country Directional Drilling (NCDD) is a Minnesota-based company that has been in business since December of 2022, but the team brings an experience level in the HDD industry alone of 80+ years.
Our management team has drilled in nearly all 50 states and internationally. As NCDD, we've drilled in 28 states and counting, installing everything from communication cables up to 56" pipeline, including well over 50 miles of 42" pipeline. We're a family-oriented and pro-employee company. Our word is our bond, our price is our price.
We work safely, we work efficiently, and we deliver on time.
Meet the Team
What Separates a Full-Time Drilling Company
Plenty of good excavation and utility outfits offer directional drilling as one line on a long list of services. That works fine for a short shot under a driveway. When a crossing gets long, deep, or complicated, you want a company built entirely around drilling.
Every crossing under contract, completed
Contractors walk away from holes more often than the industry likes to admit, and when it happens the schedule and the cleanup land on the owner. Every drill NCDD has taken under contract, we have finished.
Every customer came back
References are easy to curate. Repeat business is not. Every customer who has hired us once has hired us again, and that is the reputation we protect on every job.
Pipe up to 56 inches
More than 50 miles of 42-inch line is already in the ground behind us, and our maxi rigs pull up to 56 inches. Diameter stops being the question and the crossing itself becomes the conversation. See our large diameter capabilities.
28 states, ready to travel
Some companies quote a wide territory and get cold feet when the crossing is three states away. Crews, rigs, and mud systems move from Minnesota to wherever the work is. Mobilization is a core capability here, not an afterthought.
Not sure how to tell a full-time HDD contractor from a crew that dabbles? We wrote down the ten questions we would ask.
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Mission critical services for the midstream pipeline construction and utility industries.
Large Diameter Pipeline
24" to 56" pipeline installation across any terrain with our maxi rig fleet.
River & Waterway Crossings
Trenchless installation under rivers, sounds, wetlands, and environmentally sensitive areas.
Complex Crossings
Intersect bores, hard rock, and multi-thousand-foot installations others won't attempt.
Where We Drill
A Minnesota-based HDD contractor, mobilized across 28 states. Explore our directional drilling services by state.
Ready to Start Your Project?
Talk to us today about your next horizontal directional drilling project.