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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.

direct horizontal Direct Horizontal Develops Wireless HDD Tool
Trenchless Technology Canada Staff
May 1, 2018
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Directional Drilling
Improving the Efficiency of Drilling Fluid Preparation with Vortex Layer Devices
April 23, 2018
Canada Direct Horizontal Wirless Product
Product Profile: Direct Horizontal Develops Wireless HDD Tool
March 19, 2018
Directional Drilling Calumet City Plumbing
HDD Contractor Profile: Calumet City Plumbing
March 12, 2018
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How to Plan and Mix Your Best HDD Drilling Fluid
March 5, 2018
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall Fastback System
Product Spotlight: Melfred Borzall FastBack System

A large gas distribution contractor was facing a tough challenge: it had a short horizontal directio...

March 2, 2018
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2018 HDD Academy Held in Arizona

Tempe, Ariz., was the place to be Feb. 22-23 if you love horizontal directional drilling and wanted ...

March 1, 2018
Directional Drilling Rockmaster
All Terrain Technology vs. Mud Motors

Less Downhole Pressure Helps Retain Productivity, Profitability on HDD Jobsites   Tough terrain...

February 22, 2018
Directional Drilling tool layout
What’s Electro-Magnetic Technology?

EM Technology Brings Strong Reputation from Oil and Gas industry to Trenchless Operations   The...

February 15, 2018
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LaValley Industries Welcomes New HDD Sales Representative

In January, LaValley Industries announced that Rich Prosser joined the company as its newest HDD sal...

February 13, 2018
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Brent Dennis Joins Hunting Trenchless Sales Team

As part of a continued commitment to provide incomparable service to its dealers and customers, Hunt...

January 26, 2018
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch
Staying Connected: West Pacific Drilling Effortlessly Bores Through Hard Rock...

The steady progress of fiber projects shows no signs of stopping as communities demand high-speed co...

January 26, 2018
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Compact HDD Rigs: Small in Size, Big in Power and...

Compact Rig Market Continues to Shine for HDD The compact drill rig market in 2018 remains an incred...

January 18, 2018
Directional Drilling E-Power Pipe
Innovation Underground: Herrenknecht Helps Improve Efficiency with New Technology

  Anyone who has been around underground construction for any length of time is no doubt famili...

January 16, 2018
News Vermeer D8x12 Navigator HDD
Product Spotlight: Vermeer D8x12 Navigator Horizontal Directional Drill

The new compact and highly productive D8x12 Navigator horizontal directional drill is sized for work...

January 5, 2018
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Walkover Locating Systems: The Brains of the HDD Operation

  On a HDD project site, each piece of equipment has an important role to complete a successful...

January 5, 2018
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Oregon’s Drill Diva and Her Panther Pink Drill

  Around the Willamette Valley, Oregon, Apryl Fouts is known as the “Drill Diva” by...

January 2, 2018
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Air Hammer Scores First-Ever HDD Bore in Abrasive Limestone

Change in Tooling Strategy Pays Off for Oklahoma-based Contractor Jeremy and Jerrod Wood like a chal...

December 14, 2017
Directional Drilling RJN Group
Trenchless Engineering Profile: Force Main Navigates Under Challenging Sites

Designing and constructing an 18-in. force main under a creek with certified levees and through a de...

December 7, 2017
Directional Drilling virtual hydrolics software
HDD Engineered to Minimize Frac-out in New Zealand

The past decades have seen the rapid development of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technologi...

November 28, 2017
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