[ Pipeline Excavating & Trenching Services ]

Name: E & R Sandblasting LLC
Address: 307 E Co Rd 137, Midland, TX, 79706, US
Telephone: (432) 535-0160

Serving Monahans, Big Spring, Pecos, Orla, TX & Jal, NM

Since 2011, E & R Sandblasting LLC has provided a multitude of services to companies, refineries, and landowners in and around Midland, TX. We are also proud to offer our pipeline trenching and excavating services in Jal, NM, and Monahans, Pecos, Big Spring & Orla, TX.

The team at E & R Sandblasting LLC combines experience with efficiency in order to keep your projects on track and are well-equipped to meet your excavation needs. We have experience using earth-moving equipment such as graders, loaders, and excavators to remove earth in order to install pipeline infrastructure. We are also able to anticipate trenching problems ahead of time and are ready to face the unique challenges of cutting into rock and dirt surfaces.

Experienced Pipeline Excavating & Trenching Company

An excavation is a man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth’s surface. At E & R Sandblasting LLC, we understand that successful excavations require extensive knowledge of different types of soils. Testing soil is an important element in preventing trenches from collapsing which is why we complete a series of tests:

• Visual Test
• Plasticity Test
• Soil Penetrometer Test
• Thumb Penetration Test
• Dry Strength Test
• Shearvane/Torvane Test

Pipeline Excavating - Safety First

There are many steps involved in the excavation process as safety is the number one priority. We must use earth-moving equipment such as graders, excavators, and backhoes to move and remove earth to be able to install precious pipeline infrastructure - and we must do so safely. There are different types of protective systems that are put in place. Some of these include sloping, benching, shoring, and shielding.

Sloping involves cutting back the trench wall at an angle inclined away from the excavation. It is a type of excavation where the two sides of a trench are excavated diagonally and outwards in a "V" formation.
Benching is a type of excavation that is done in literal steps and looks like a large staircase. There are two basic types of benching, simple and multiple.
Shoring is the provision of a support system for trench faces used to prevent the movement of soil, underground utilities, roadways, and cave-ins.
Shielding protects workers by using trench boxes or trench shields to protect employees from soil cave-ins.