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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.

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Christine Smith
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Gain Efficiency, Extend Drill Pipe Life With Proper Drilling Techniques
February 3, 2020
Directional Drilling Prime Horizontal ParaTrack Gyro Module
Prime Horizontal Introduces the ParaTrack Gyro Module
January 31, 2020
Directional Drilling
Dan Sharpe Joins Vermeer’s Pipeline Team
January 29, 2020
Canada HDD and Hydrovac in Edmonton
Platinum Hydrovac & HDD Gets It Done in Edmonton
January 28, 2020
Horizontal Directional Drilling HDD Academy
Agenda Set for the Sixth Annual HDD Academy

The agenda is complete and the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) community is in for an informative and educational ...

December 5, 2019
Directional Drilling hdd for sewer application
Incorporating HDD To Sewer Faster, Smarter, Cheaper

As thousands of aged and leaking septic tanks threatened wells and contaminated waterways with E. coli throughout the 33...

December 5, 2019
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch hdd
Thinking Beyond the Drill on Environmentally Sensitive Bores

Working in harmony with nature means your crew and equipment must work in harmony as well. Little mishaps or miscalculat...

November 26, 2019
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch hdd
Cut Drilling Fluid Disposal Costs on Small-Scale Utility Jobs

With the right fluid formula and proper recycling equipment, utility contractors can benefit from drilling fluids on sma...

November 15, 2019
Directional Drilling hdd in Maui
Battling Rock on the Island of Maui

Hawaii Pacific Trenchless LLC received a contract to install a pressurized sewer system on the Island of Maui via horizo...

November 8, 2019
News MTI Equipment Ownership Group
MTI Equipment’s Founders Reacquire Company

Less than a year after The Toro Co. acquired The Charles Machine Works family of companies, it has sold back MTI Equipme...

November 1, 2019
Project of the Year PAWC Lake Scranton Finished Water Tunnel
2019 Project of the Year New Installation Honorable Mention: PAWC...

This project involved installation of 5,000 ft of 42-in. steel water main via horizontal directional drilling (HDD) 300 ...

October 24, 2019
Directional Drilling HDD mud systems
Mud Systems Q&A: A Look at Where the Market Stands...

There is a direct correlation between a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project’s bottom line and the use of...

October 21, 2019
Project of the Year Hard Rock Directional Drilling completed the pullback in just 23 hours
2019 Project of the Year New Installation Winner: Hard Rock...

Is everything really bigger in Texas? If HDD projects are any indication, the old adage may actually be true. In 2018, S...

October 15, 2019
Directional Drilling hdd drill rod
All About Drill Rod

Wodin Inc. Forges a Niche in HDD Market When looking at the HDD process, it is easy to get caught up looking at the rigs...

October 2, 2019
Directional Drilling Subsite TK Recon Repeater
How Extending Your Tracker’s Range Can Cut Your Time On...

Like any good businessman, Michael Melson knows time is money. The more productive his crew can be on a jobsite, the mor...

October 1, 2019
Directional Drilling Vermeer
Hard at Work with Hard Rock Directional Drilling

In addition to growing the size of the team, Hard Rock Directional Drilling has also expanded its number of locations th...

September 25, 2019
Directional Drilling Rock tooling can be especially challenging
Considering Buying Used HDD Tooling? Here’s What You Need to...

As HDD professionals, we like taking money to the bottom line, not throwing it downhole. We are always looking for ways ...

September 17, 2019
Directional Drilling force main installation
Threading the Needle in Victoria, British Columbia

A sewer force main was successfully installed under Victoria Harbor including a pipe pullback through a quiet residentia...

September 10, 2019
Canada installing pipe using HDD
Meet the Experts: Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)

In the civil engineering world, finding safer and faster methods to complete projects with minimum impact on the environ...

September 3, 2019
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