1. Home
  2. Directional Drilling

Directional Drilling

Directional drilling, also known as horizontal directional drilling (HDD), is a minimally invasive trenchless method of installing underground utilities such as pipe, conduit or cables in a relatively shallow arc or radius along a prescribed underground path using a surface-launched drilling rig.

2023 HDD Academy - ninth annual Energy Transition Applications Highlight the 2023 HDD Academy
Trenchless Technology Staff
March 21, 2023
Read Article
Directional Drilling HDD tooling
HDD Tooling & Jobsite Costs
March 20, 2023
Canada HDD mud systems
Three Ways Fluid Cleaning Systems Keep HDD Jobsites Efficient
March 9, 2023
Horizontal Directional Drilling inadvertent return
How to Prevent Inadvertent Returns on your HDD Project
February 28, 2023
Directional Drilling Kerrington Plumbing
Pit-Launched HDD Proved to be the Right Fit for Water Line Replacement
February 9, 2023
Directional Drilling HDD guidance
Expert HDD Navigation in Extremely Energized Ground

Utilizing HDD guidance and expert resources on difficult jobsites A long-distance horizontal directional drilling (HDD) ...

February 1, 2023
Directional Drilling pit launch HDD drill
Drilling in a Tight Area? Consider Using a Pit Launch...

Attempting to install sewer laterals, deep water lines or gas lines in urban areas may not be possible with a traditiona...

January 26, 2023
Sponsored Content damage prevention illustration
Trenchless Technology Special Report: Damage Prevention

The latest Trenchless Technology Special Report focuses on damage prevention – a wide-ranging topic, but one that ...

August 9, 2022
Directional Drilling versatile hdd tooling
Increasing Jobsite Profitability Requires Versatile HDD Tooling

So you might be asking yourself, what exactly is versatile tooling? Simply put, versatile tooling gives you the ability ...

December 22, 2022
Directional Drilling Vision Directional Drilling
Record-number of Conduit Runs Pulled as Single Shot Using HDD

The underground installation of 24 runs of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit pulled as one piece was named the Pr...

December 12, 2022
Directional Drilling Always Underground Inc.
HDD Locating Under Railroad Tracks in Chicago

Railroad crossings have traditionally been a challenge for walkover HDD locators. Adding in traffic signals, a busy city...

November 30, 2022
Directional Drilling Vermeer MX300
Dry or Liquid? The Pros and Cons of Dry and...

Knowing how to mix drilling fluids is an essential part of maximizing your horizontal directional drill’s efficien...

November 22, 2022
Sponsored Content before and after protective liner
Cured-In-Place Fiberglass Reinforced Epoxy Liner (CIPM)

Since 1984 Protective Liner Systems, Inc. has been providing high quality, performance proven, corrosion resistant linin...

March 14, 2023
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch AT40 hdd
Hard Rock Technology: Advancements in HDD Tooling Technology Help Contractors...

Understanding the benefits of these advancements in technology and implementing them correctly on the jobsite can help H...

November 8, 2022
Horizontal Directional Drilling Vector Magnetics
Vector Magnetics’ Innovations Help Advance the HDD Industry

Vector Magnetics' innovations focus strictly on HDD technologies revolving around guidance and tracking....

November 1, 2022
Directional Drilling solids control
HDD Solids Control – Developing a Drilling Fluids Program Is...

With ever increasing costs of drilling fluids and their disposal, solids control seems to be a hot topic for a long time...

October 19, 2022
Sponsored Content Huxted Block Island
Huxted Trenchless – Leading the Industry in HDD and Microtunneling

What happens when you combine two respected trenchless construction companies with 65 combined years of purely trenchles...

March 13, 2023