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Directional Drilling
Trenchless Tech Forum: The Best Bits for Drilling in Shale

Mighty shale. Though this fine-grained sedimentary rock runs on the soft side of earthen material, i...

May 25, 2017
Directional Drilling Checking interference
A ‘Wireline’ Bore In Heavy Interference — Without A Wire

Northern Pipeline (NPL) is a nationally recognized infrastructure construction company headquartered...

May 25, 2017
Condition Assessment JD7's LDS1000 camera in live water main
Live Water Main Assessed for Blockages Via 3-In. Valve

When unusually low flow ratings were observed in a 12-in. high-density polyethylene pipe (HDPE) wate...

May 23, 2017
Applications Michels Canada Microtunnelling
Microtunnelling Under the Mary Hill Bypass

An emerging methodology in British Columbia, microtunnelling is earning its stripes as a unique way ...

May 22, 2017
Features Pipevac Lifting System
PRODUCT PROFILE: PipeVac Lifting System

For more than three decades, Sharewell HDD has been known as a leader and pioneer in the HDD drillin...

May 17, 2017
Applications Sunbelt Bypass Hoarded
Proper Bypass Planning Keeps Saskatoon Sewer Flowing

Large diameter sewer diversion is a massive undertaking with each project having its own unique set ...

May 16, 2017
Last Word Pilot Tube and other Boring Methods
Last Word: Pilot Tube Method Gets New Manual of Practice

A group of dedicated engineers, owners, suppliers, manufacturers and contractors have been working o...

May 15, 2017
Features Caution sign
NUCA Breaks Down the Gold Shovel Standard

What Is the Gold Shovel Standard? According to the creators of the Gold Shovel Standard (GSS), it is...

May 12, 2017
Pipe Relining Curaflo performing CIPP technique
Lifeguarding Hawaiian Pipelines with CIPP

  Adding Cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) Technique has Carved a New Wave of Opportunities for a Plum...

May 11, 2017
Applications Robbins SBU 2017
20 Years Later: Looking Back at the Development of the...

  Much has been written about Small Boring Units — rock cutting attachments that work wit...

May 9, 2017
Canada Michels Canada in Alberta
2017 Canadian Oil Pipeline Report

Following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, a sense of optimism has arisen within North A...

May 5, 2017
Directional Drilling Drilling Fluids
The 411 on Mixed Metal Oxide Drilling Fluids

Coarse gravel and cobble are some of the most challenging soil conditions to drill through for both ...

April 25, 2017
Features Before and After
Polymer Injection Grouting Saves Indiana Town Time, Money and Headaches

The Town of Clarksville, Ind., noticed abnormally high flow rates at a pump station and its WWTP. Th...

April 24, 2017
Pipe Cleaning Large-Diameter Pipe Cleaning
Are You Ready for Large-Diameter Pipe Cleaning?

Many of us in the industry have increased our knowledge base and developed more skills from cleaning...

April 21, 2017
Directional Drilling Directional Drilling in Miami
Challenging HDD Project in Miami

Installation of 3,000-plus-ft of 54-in. HDPE Overcomes Numerous Obstacles Dozens of people lined the...

April 19, 2017
Canada CIPP Bypass Installation
CIPP Project Gives New Life to Ontario Trunk Sewer

Infrastructure Upgrade Requires Complex Redundant Bypass System Situated on the southern border of O...

April 18, 2017
Applications Hunting Trenchless Drill Pipe
HDD Tech Talk: Managing Your Drill Pipe Investment

  A Little Diligence Uphole Can Keep Your Dollars from Ending Up Downhole   Let’s fa...

April 7, 2017
Last Word Common ground Alliance
Last Word: National Safe Digging Month Reminds Us Why 811...

Every April, as the ground thaws and digging season begins in earnest in many parts of the country, ...

April 4, 2017
Features Leak Detection
The City of Racine Orders a “MRI” for Pipe Leak...

“Low Voltage Conductivity provides points of inflow and infiltration (I/I) not readily visible...

March 27, 2017
Grouting
Technical Look: Hermes Technologie and Cementitious Mortars

March 2016 saw the publication, for the first time in the history of drain and sewer rehabilitation,...

March 24, 2017