Our company has hit a 12" water line that eroded a rural street. $18,000 or so.
We also hit a GTE/Verizon/Frontier duct bank. Twisted up a bunch of copper. Luckily, no fiber. $22,000 or so. we have also had LOTS of $1000-$5000 hits in the 10 years that we have been drilling. In-house idiots are still considerably cheaper than hiring a drill crew to build the 250 miles we have built in that time. Jim Bouse Brazos WiFi 979-999-7000 From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2026 2:22 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> Subject: [AFMUG] most expensive directional boring oops What is the most expensive incident you (or a company you know) has encountered, where your boring crew hit something? I'm just curious because an FTTH company (not us) in the next town over hit an 8" water main causing the loss of 390,000 gallons of water and damaging at least 60 feet of roadway. Reportedly it was properly marked and the boring rig went too deep. I'm guessing this isn't the worst or most expensive thing that's ever happened. Hitting a gas main sounds like it could be bad.
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