Observed arrival · 2026-10-05
BorePaths puts HDD bore plans in the driller’s pocket
A phone-friendly app for planning horizontal directional drilling bores, with interactive profiles, rod-by-rod plans, utility-clearance tracking, and crew sharing.
- For
- Horizontal directional drilling crews and contractors
- Worth noticing
- The homepage lists 123 drill rigs across five manufacturers and says plans use rig-specific equipment specifications.
Field notes
The advertised workflow combines profile adjustments with rig-specific constraints, including pullback force, rotary torque, rod dimensions, and minimum bend radius. The page also describes importing existing PDF plans, annotating profiles, tracking utility-clearance zones, and exporting a job-file PDF. Its listed equipment database covers 123 machines across five manufacturers, and crew updates are described as syncing through a company workspace.
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