Previous Projects
Key Projects
Kinder Morgan Galena Park Terminal
Cima Services selected Batten Drilling to complete Kinder Morgan Galena Park terminal bus support and
bridge foundations. Job was completed in 2 weeks; ahead of schedule and no change orders issued.
Over 500 yards of grout were placed.
- Galena Park, TX
- Contractor: CIMA Services, LP
- Contact: Collin Dodd, 832-690-0990
- (64) 18” & 24” X 40’ to 60’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, placed rebar cages
- Completed: July 2015
George R. Brown Convention Parking Garage
A 1,900 car parking garage located on the north side of the GRB. A constrained site, existing metro rail
and downtown location were just a few obstacles encountered. Working alongside Vaughn Construction and
Cemex Concrete over 5,000 yards of grout were placed. 2 augercast drill machines and crews were mobilized
to complete piles with a very demanding schedule.
- Houston, TX
- Contractor: Vaughn Construction Company
- Contact: Seth Hawes, 281-300-6855
- (723) 18” X 100’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, placed rebar cages
- Completed: January 2015
Kyle Field Redevelopment Project
$485 million redevelopment project that spanned over 2 years. 1500+ drilled shafts that required
temporary casing, low clearance areas and a expedited schedule that included up to 6 drilling rigs onsite
working 7 days per week.
Phase I
- Texas A & M University
- College Station, TX
- Contractor: Vaughn Construction – Manhattan/Vaughn
- Contact: Cody Matthews, 281-773-4414
- (970) 18” X 36” X 40’ to 66” X 186” X 60’ Belled Shafts
- Completed: January, 2015
Phase II
- (619) 18” X 36” X 40’ to 66” X 156” X 60’ Belled Shafts
- Supplied six rigs to meet schedule – finished one week before deadline
- Completed: February, 2015
Keppel AmFels – Parker Drilling Foundation
Designed for Parker Drilling land rig. 48 each 30″ by 55′ deep foundations completed being formed
2′ out of ground. Batten Drilling provided all shafts turnkey, supplying tied rebar, concrete and
form/finish.
- Brownsville, TX
- Contractor: Keppel AmFELS LLC
- Contact: Octavio Gomez, 956-547-3324
- (48) 30” X 55’ Straight Shafts
- Provided turnkey services – supplied tied rebar, concrete and form/finish
- Completed: July, 2015
Fed-Ex Package Distribution Center
This addition to the distribution center was completed while accommodating the needs of an operational facility
on a 101-acre site; construction was scheduled without distributing ongoing operations. A crawler crane
with drill attachment and Soilmec completed all temporary cased shafts ahead of schedule
- Hutchins, TX
- Contractor: Bean Concrete Construction
- Contact: Kevin Mask, 469-742-0094
- (173) 30” & 48” X 47’ Straight Shafts, 30” to 60” X 60” to 120” X 14’ Belled Shafts
- Set and pulled casing for straight shafts
- Completed: February, 2014
TAMU Engineering Education Complex
The completely renovated and expanded Zachry Engineering Center will become the the largest academic
building on A&M’s campus. Due to a constrained site and existing structures, the first phase of
drilling required a specialized low clearance drilling machine. The specialized drill machine and crew
completed 5 foot diameter belled piers by 12 foot deep with only 13’ of head clearance inside a basement.
The second phase required crawler crane with drill attachment to complete holes up to 9 foot diameter by 35 foot
deep. Both phases were completed ahead of schedule.
College Station, TX
First Phase
- Contractor: Reid Construction, Inc., a subcontractor under Vaughn Construction
- Contact: Smith Reid, 903-561-0560
- (2) 36” X 72” X 11’, (3) 54” X 108” X 12’, (4) 60” X 120” X 12’, (1) 66” X 132” X 12’ Belled Shafts
- Completed: August, 2015
Second Phase
- Contractor: Vaughn Construction
- Contact: Cody Matthews, 281-773-4414
- (138) 18” X 108” to 96” X 192” Belled Shafts 20’ to 35’ in Depth
- Completed: December, 2015
Six Flags Over Texas – SkyScreamer
A drilled pier foundation designed for the world’s tallest swing carousel ride that required 7 each 54
inch diameter by 70′ temporary cased rock holes.
- Arlington, TX
- Contractor: Hidalgo Industrial Services
- Contact: Leroy Hidalgo, 817-625-8222
- (7) 54” X 70’ Straight Shafts – rock drilling
- Completed: February, 2013
Prairie View A&M – Ag Business Building
A crawlspace foundation design that included 70 feet deep foundations performed by the slurry displacement
method
- Prairie View, TX
- Contractor: Linbeck Group
- Contact: Kim Sprague, 713-579-0064
- (70) 36” to 60” X 60’ to 80’ Straight Shafts
- Processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: May, 2014
Auger Cast Pile
TEEX-Brayton Fire School
- College Station, TX
- Contractor: Jon Tucker Construction, Ltd.
- Contact: Jon 979-412-1223
- (212) 18” X 45’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, grout pump & placed rebar cages
- Completed: May 2022
Texas A&M University-RELLIS Campus Industrial Distribution Center
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: Jon Tucker Construction, Ltd.
- Contact: Jon 979-412-1223
- (94) 18” X 40’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, grout pump & placed rebar cages
- Completed: March 2022
Texas A&M University RELLIS Campus-BAM Facility
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: Jon Tucker Construction, Ltd.
- Contact: Jon 979-412-1223
- (553) 18” X 50’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, grout pump & placed rebar cages
- Completed: March 2022
Texas A&M University/Blinn College RELLIS Phase 2
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: Jon Tucker Construction, Ltd.
- Contact: Jon 979-412-1223
- (210) 18” X 47’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, grout pump & placed rebar cages
- Completed: April 2021
Texas A&M University South Campus REC Center
- College Station, TX
- Contractor: Jon Tucker Construction, Ltd.
- Contact: Jon 979-412-1223
- (193) 24” X 40′-50’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, grout pump & placed rebar cages
- Completed: July 2021
Kinder Morgan Galena Park Terminal
- Galena Park, TX
- Contractor: CIMA Services, LP
- Contact: Collin Dodd, 832-690-0990
- (64) 18” & 24” X 40’ to 60’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, placed rebar cages
- Completed: July 2015
George R. Brown Convention Parking Garage
- Houston, TX
- Contractor: Vaughn Construction Company
- Contact: Seth Hawes, 281-300-6855
- (723) 18” X 100’ Auger Cast Piles
- Drilled, supplied and placed grout, placed rebar cages
- Completed: January 2015
Power/Transmission Lines
Danbury Substation
- Liverpool, TX
- Contractor: Front Line Power Construction
- Contact: Jimmy 281-710-9155
- (118) 18″to 84” X 15’ to 34’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed the 42″ & 84″ shafts by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: March 2022
Smetana Substation
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: Front Line Power Construction
- Contact: Jimmy 281-710-9155
- (117) 30” to 60” X 9’ to 20’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed 60″ by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: March 2022
Traverse Wind 245k Substation
- Fay, OK
- Contractor: Cajun Industries, LLC.
- Contact: Alex 225-754-0275
- (102) 24” to 60” X 9’ to 20’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: April 2021
West Galveston Substation
- Galveston, TX
- Contractor: Front Line Power Construction
- Contact: Jimmy 281-710-9155
- (28) 18” to 72” X 17’ to 24’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: March 2022
BTU Atkins & Shady Projects
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: kV Power, LLC
- Contact: Cody Collier 281-793-6329
- (4) 42” to 90” X 20’ to 26’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: February 2021
Leonard Road Transmission Line Project
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: Lambda Construction Co.
- Contact: Ryan 830-629-5808
- (7) 36” to 120” X 10’ to 43’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed by the slurry displacement method & turnkey
- Completed: October 2021
Jones Creek Substation Phase 5
- Freeport, TX
- Contractor: Front Line Power Construction
- Contact: Jimmy 281-710-9155
- (21) 36” to 72” X 15’-41′ Straight Shafts
- (85) 18” to 30” X 40’-51′ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed by the slurry displacement method/Some processed by auger cast system
- Completed: February 2021
Jones Creek Substation Phase 4
- Freeport, TX
- Contractor: Front Line Power Construction
- Contact: Jimmy 281-710-9155
- (170) 30” to 120” X 22’-64′ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: January 2021
Rogers to Rayburn Transmission Line
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: Lambda Construction Co.
- Contact: Ryan 830-629-5808
- (5) 84″ X 24′ Straight Shafts
- Completed: January 2020
Jones Creek Substation Phase 2
- Freeport, TX
- Contractor: Front Line Power Construction
- Contact: Jimmy 281-710-9155
- (246) 24” to 120” X 22’-51′ Straight Shafts
- Completed: August 2019
Austin Energy Distribution Cooling # 3
- Austin, TX
- Contractor: Flintco, LLC
- Contact: Travis 512-925-5263
- (31) 42″ X 69” Straight Shafts
- Vibro cased because of flowing sand
- Completed: December 2018
H.O Clark Substation
- Houston, TX
- Contractor: Front Line Power Construction
- Contact: Jimmy 281-710-9155
- (75) 72″ X 36′ Straight Shafts
- Completed: August 2018
Cameron County Wind Farm Station
- Rio Hondo, TX
- Contractor: Lambda Construction Co.
- Contact: Connor Shullanberger, 830-629-5808
- (51) 36” to 54” X 15’ to 25’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: July 2015
Bessel Substation
- Robstown, TX
- Contractor: Great Southwestern Construction, Inc.
- Contact: Ronnie Taulbec, 918-458-0888
- (9) 24” X 6’ – 18’, (14) 30” X 16’, (28) 36” X 17’, (13) 48” X 20’ – 26’, (2) 54” X 35’
- Processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: July, 2015
Mt. Olive Plant Substation
- Rushton, LA
- Contractor: Insulation Specialist of Tulsa, Inc.
- Contact: Chris Nickle, 918-234-1097
- (40) 24” X 32’, (24) 30” X 37’, (356) 30” X 17’, (174) 30” X 26’-37’,
- Some holes processed by the slurry displacement method.
- Completed: July, 2015
Hadley-Denton Avenue Transmission Line
- Fort Worth, TX
- Contractor: Bobcat Heavy Civil
- Contact: Rick Williams, 254-580-3215
- (3) 72” X 53’, (2) 60” X 26’ – 30’
- Provided a turn-key service with concrete, rebar and forms for a finished foundation.
- Completed: March, 2015
Tall City Substation
- Midland County, TX
- Contractor: Utility Construction Services LLC
- Contact: Andy Soignet, 985-492-1415
- (2) 96” X 21’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and provided turn-key services
- Completed: March, 2015
Sharyland – Sale Ranch to Glass Ranch T-Line
- Midland, TX
- Contractor: Utility Construction Services LLC
- Contact: Andy Soignet, 985-492-1415
- (7) 84”, 96” & 108” X 29’ to 20’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and provided turn-key services
- Completed: March, 2015
Purgartory Road Substation
- Canyon Lake, TX
- Contractor: Lambda Construction
- Contact: Connor Shullanberger, 830-629-5808
- (6) 18” X 5’, (10) 30” X 11’, (66) 24” X 6’ – 10’, (2) 36” X 10’
- Completed: February, 2015
Airport Road Substation
- Loraine, TX
- Contractor: Black & McDonald
- Contact: Wayland Chappell, 512-836-0800
- (77) 24”, 30”, 36”, 42”, 48” & 60” X 9.5’ to 21.5’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: July, 2014
ETP Hairpin Double Circuit
- Ganado, TX
- Contractor: KDM Construction, LLC
- Contact: Mike Blackwell, 318-724-7394
- (2) 72” X 25’ & (8) 84” X 31’ Straight Shafts – processed by slurry displacement
- Drilled and provided turn-key services
- Completed: July, 2013
Earlsboro Substation
- Seminole County, OK
- Contractor: High West Construction
- Contact: Donnie Savage, 318-938-7878
- (72) 18” to 48” X 7’ to 10’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: June, 2013
Edison Series Substation
- Kimble County, TX
- Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
- Contact: Dan Dekaye, 817-673-2799
- (184) 30” to 84” X 12’ to 24’ Straight Shafts – rock drilling
- Completed: June, 2013
Kirchoff Substation
- Hamlin, TX
- Contractor: High West Construction Services
- Contact: Donnie Savage, 318-938-7878
- (126) 30” to 84” X 10’ to 25’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: June, 2013
Hammond T-Line
- Calvert, TX
- Contractor: RFE Construction
- Contact: Ruben Escalante, 979-587-1151
- (1) 60 X 15 Straight Shafts
- Drilled and provided turn-key services
- Completed: May 2013
BEC Spring-East Bridgeport SW
- Decatur, TX
- Contractor: Chain Electric Co.
- Contact: Wes Airheart, 512-574-1784
- (4) 60” X 14’, (3) 72” X 14’, (1) 108” X 30’ Anchor Bolt Foundations
- (360) 48”, 54” & 60” Straight Shafts for Direct Embed Poles – rock drilling and processed by slurry
displacement - Drilled and provided turn-key services
- Completed: May, 2013
El Toro to Ricebird Transmissions Lines
- Edna, TX
- Contractor: Michels Corporation
- Contact: Jim Claeys, 847-827-8660
- (2) 96” X 30’ Straight Shafts
- Drilled and provided turn-key services
- Completed: March, 2013
Panda Energy Transmissions Lines
- Sherman, TX
- Contractor: Dacon Corporation
- Contact: Brandon Carroll, 713-578-6288
- (1) 84” X 29, (1) 96” X 17’, (2) 54” X 24’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: March, 2013
Brazos Electric Hood to Waples T-Line Foundations
- Granbury, TX
- Contractor: Chain Electric
- Contact: Wes Airheart 601-545-3800
- (2) 96” X 21’, (1) 72” X 22’, and (65) 54” X 15’ DE deep Straight shafts – rock and slurry drilled.
Provided a turn-key service with concrete, rebar and forms for finished foundations and drilled for direct
embeds. - Completed: May, 2011
Industrial
Penntex
- Arcadia, LA
- ISTI Plant Services
- Contact: Chris Nickle, 817-233-1407
- (300) 30” X 30’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: January, 2015
Nueces River Rail Yard Lighting
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Contractor: Alman Utilities and Construction, Inc.
- Contact: Albert Saenz, 361-654-1052
- (11) 48” X 40’ Straight Shafts processed by slurry displacement
- Completed: March, 2013
Genesis Sterling Chemical Plant
- Texas City, TX
- Contractor: J. M. Davidson
- Contact: Jonathan Shaddock, 361-883-0983
- (193) 16”, 18”, 20” & 24” X 4’ to 16’ Straight Shafts
- Some piers cased, some processed by slurry displacement
- Completed: August, 2012
BP Biofuels
- Jennings, LA
- Contractor: Pinnacle Plant Services, Inc.
- Contact: Kris Miller, 409-622-1085
- (6) 30” X 24’ to 37’ Straight Shafts
- Processed by slurry displacement
- Completed: May, 2012
Shell Gas Compression Facility
- Texas City, Texas
- Contract Amount: $ 34,350
- Contractor: Tepsco
- Contact: Jim Wheeler, 281-542-2190
- (396) 12”, 16”, 18”, 24”, and 30” X 8-21’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: January, 2010
Commercial
TAMU Engineering Education Complex
- Texas A&M University
- College Station, TX
NRG Stadium Light Poles
- Houston, TX
- Contractor: Jordan Concrete, Inc.
- Contact: Chad Jordan, 281-356-8805
- (12) 24” X 35’ Straight Shafts
- (6) 36” X 72” X 20’ Belled Shafts
- Cased shafts and drilled through stabilized sand
- Completed: May, 2015
Axis Pipe
- Bryan, TX
- Contractor: Concrete Systems Co, LLC
- Contact: Kurt Kilburn, 731-927-9482
- (182) 24” X 30’ Straight Shafts
- Completed: November, 2014
HMSLH Bed Tower and Cath Lab
- Sugarland, TX
- Contractor: Baker Concrete
- Contact: Will Warren
- (32) 30” x 66’ Straight Shafts
- Processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: September, 2014
HMSLH Bed Tower & Cath Lab
- Sugarland, TX
- Contractor: Vaughn Construction
- Contact: Todd Kast, 210-793-6059
- (38) 30” X 65’ Straight Shafts
- Processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: August, 2014
TAMU Equine Center
- College Station, TX
- Contractor: Gamma Construction Co.
- Contact: Kieth Williams, 713-963-0086
- (942) 12” to 42” X 24” to 66” X 20’ to 30’ Belled Shafts
- Completed: November, 2013
HEB 673
- Round Rock, TX
- Contractor: Crossroads Concrete Services
- Contact: Rick Siegert, 979-279-0705
- (70) 28” & 24” X 20’ Straight Shafts – rock drilling
- Completed: April, 2013
Hero Stadium
- San Antonio, TX
- Contractor: Sturdisteel
- Contact: Paul Medina, 423-261-4404
- (124) 18”, 24” & 30” X 20’ to 36’ – rock drilling
- Completed: February, 2013
GSA Port of Entry
- McAllen, TX
- Contract Amount: $491,000.00
- Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
- Contact: Walter, 205-714-1246
- (225) Total straight shafts, 24”, 36”, and 48” by 40 to 95’
- Project completed: February 2009
TXDOT
- TxDOT High Mast Light Foundations
- Houston, TX
- Contractor: Allstate Signal & Construction, LLC
- Contact: J. R. Cook, 281-255-4005
- 60” Straight Shafts
- Processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: August, 2014
TXDOT High Mast Lighting
- Port Arthur, TX
- Contractor: Highway Intelligent Traffic Solutions
- Contact: Adesh Singh, 972-228-9239
- (9) 60” X 34’ Straight Shafts
- Processed by slurry displacement
- Completed: July, 2013
TxDOT SH-6 & Rock Prairie Bridge Expansion
- College Station, TX
- Contractor: Lone Star Road Construction
- Contact: Charlie Westmoreland, 281-477-0515
- (38) 18” TO 36” x 23’ TO 30’ Straight Shafts
- Processed by the slurry displacement method
- Completed: February, 2014
Cell Towers
To date we have completed over 4,000 cellular communication tower foundations throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. These pier foundations range from 3’ to 10’ diameter penetrating up to 80’ deep. With diverse soil
conditions throughout our service area we have proven our capabilities for processing shafts with caving soils
via the slurry displacement method. We have also shown our capabilities of drilling in some of the hardest rock
throughout Texas and Oklahoma.
Batten Drilling has providing foundation piers for all the major cellular carriers through our customers some of
which are listed below:
- Amchel Communications
- Americom Site Development
- Enertech Resources
- Diverse Construction
- Global One Communications
- MasTec
- MUTI/Sabre Communications
- Steve Bales Construction
- Skyman Communications
- South Texas Cellular Services, Inc.
- Verticom Construction Solutions
List of Contractors
- Allstate Signal & Construction LLC
- Alman Utilities & Construction, Inc.
- Alto Concrete Floors
- Ames Construction, Inc.
- Aquamatrix, Inc.
- Ashton Sawing & Drilling
- Austin Commercial, L.P.
- Baker Concrete
- Bilfinger Westcon
- Black and McDonald
- Bobcat Contracting, LLC
- Brazos Electric Power Cooperative
- Brazos Paving
- Bryan Construction Co.
- Burns and McDonald
- Chain Electric Co.
- Cima Services LP
- Collier Construction, Inc.
- Crossroads Concrete Services
- DeMac Concrete Contractors, Inc.
- Ellis Custom Homes
- Evers amd Sons, Inc.
- Flintco Constructive Solutions
- Front Line Power Construction, LLC.
- Fuqua Construction Co., Inc.
- Gamma Construction Co.
- Great Southwestern Construction
- High West Construction
- JaCody, Inc
- Jon Tucker Construction, Ltd
- Jordan Concrete, Inc.
- K & D Construction Services, Inc.
- Keystone Concrete
- Kieschnick General Contractors
- Kiewit Infrastructure South Co
- Lambda Construction
- Linbeck
- M & Z Concrete Construction, Inc.
- MBC Management
- Michels Corporation
- Minarcik Concrete Construction
- My-Co Concrete, LLC
- R.E.C. Industries, Inc.
- Reid Construction, Inc.
- RFE Construction
- Rhodes Building System
- RVP Construction, Inc.
- Schnabel Foundation Co.
- Skanska USA Building
- South Texas Electric Cooperative
- SpawGlass Construction Corp
- Sturdisteel, Inc.
- TAS Commercial Concrete
- Texcon
- Troy Rapp Concrete
- Vaughn Construction
- Zapalac/Reed Construction Co., L.P.