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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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Ditch Witch Launches New, Innovative JT20XP Directional Drill Package

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, released a new JT20XP horizontal directional drill (HDD) package featuring...

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Crossing Under the Rio Grande for the Impulsora Pipeline

In Webb County, Texas, near Laredo, a nine-member directional drilling crew with PUMPCO Inc. have successfully crossed u...

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HDD Tooling Maintenance: Before, During & After

Before we can even discuss maintaining the tools for the job, it is important to ensure you are using the right tool in ...

September 6, 2018
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CETT, University of Alberta Hosting Advanced HDD Design Workshop

The University of Alberta Faculty of Extension and the Consortium for Engineered Trenchless Technologies (CETT) will hos...

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One of a Kind: Ductile Iron Pipe Used in HDD...

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Product Spotlight: DECKHAND by LaValley Industries

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Planning Under Way for 2019 HDD Academy

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The Delta Directional Formula for Success in the Fiber Market

There aren’t many people who can say they’ve helped pioneer horizontal directional drilling, but Billy Cleve...

July 31, 2018
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Hey HDD Market: How Are You Doing?

The headline asks the question everyone wants the answers to — how is the HDD market faring these days? We reached...

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Five Keys to Fluid Savings & Optimization

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