Water Line Installation for Oilfield, Rural & Ranch Systems
Water lines are where our owner's experience started. Today we build them for Bakken operators, rural water systems and western South Dakota landowners.
Oilfield Water Transfer
Every Bakken well needs water moved, fresh water in for completions and produced water out to disposal. Pipe beats trucks for cost, safety and road wear. We fuse and install HDPE water transfer lines between source wells, pads, tank batteries and disposal sites.
Rural Water Systems & Utilities
We install poly water mains, service lines and connections for rural water systems and their contractors, buried below frost and pressure-tested before backfill. We also handle related utility work and bores under roads and driveways.
Ranch & Stock Water Lines in Western South Dakota
From our St. Onge headquarters, we put in water lines for ranches and landowners around Belle Fourche, Newell, Spearfish, Whitewood and Sturgis. That includes stock water lines to tanks, and service lines to homes, shops and outbuildings. The same fusion equipment and certified crews that build our oilfield lines build yours.
What's Included
- 811 locates, plus hydrovac potholing to expose existing lines
- Trenching to depth below frost, with a rock saw for rock
- HDPE butt fusion with certified operators
- Bores under roads and drives
- Bedding, tracer wire and fittings
- Pressure testing before backfill
- Backfill, cleanup and reclamation
Water Line Questions
How deep do water lines need to be buried in the Dakotas?
Deep enough to stay below frost. In western North Dakota, water lines are commonly buried 7 to 8 feet; in western South Dakota, 5 to 6 feet is typical. Your engineer, rural water system or county sets the exact spec, and we build to it.
Do you install rural water or stock water lines for ranches in western South Dakota?
Yes. From our St. Onge base we install poly water lines, service connections and stock water lines for ranches, landowners and rural water systems in Butte, Lawrence and Meade counties. The same fusion equipment and crews that build our oilfield lines build yours.
Do I need to call 811 before digging in North Dakota or South Dakota?
Yes. Both states require a locate request at least 48 hours before you dig, not counting weekends and holidays — North Dakota One Call and South Dakota 811 both take requests by phone at 811 or online. On our jobs, we place the locates and verify marks before any equipment breaks ground.
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Poly Pipeline & HDPE Fusion
Mainline, gathering systems, plant work, repairs and bores, fused in house on our McElroy MFT 20 Fast Fusion machine.
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Dirt Work, Rock Saw & Reclamation
Dirt work, rock saw trenching, utilities, site prep and right-of-way reclamation with our own equipment.
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Safety
Every employee MSHA trained and OSHA certified, with daily safety talks and documented equipment inspections.
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