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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.

Lewis Mfg. Directional Boring Swivel Ball Bearing Swivels: What You Need to Know about Selection, Care, Maintenance & Inspection
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August 31, 2017
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August 22, 2017
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Remember the International HDD Rodeos?
August 18, 2017
Canada Mears Canada in the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle HDD Project Brings Fibre to the Northwest Territories
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Canada Enbridge Norlite Fiber Install
Not Your Typical HDD Fiber Install
July 21, 2017
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch at White House
Ditch Witch Represents Oklahoma in Made in America Product Showcase...

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, represented Oklahoma at the Made in America Product Showcase celebrating A...

July 18, 2017
Directional Drilling
PVC & HDD Innovations

PVC has been in use across the United States for water pressure applications since the 1950s. It’s earliest use wa...

July 17, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling Lake Sakakawea JD Hair
HDD Used to Cross Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota

For most energy companies, planning to install a pipeline crossing beneath a sensitive resource over a length exceeding ...

July 10, 2017
25 Years of Trenchless Technology Magazine Underground Utility Cutaway
Benefits of Using Subsurface Utility Engineering for HDD Projects

Historically, the word “utilities” was considered a four letter word to many engineers, designers and contra...

June 30, 2017
Applications UEA Pty NSW HDD
UEA Completes Highest Elevation HDD in New South Wales, Australia

The Bald Hill Reserve upgrade is a $7.4 million improvement project of the existing Bald Hill viewing area and surroundi...

June 26, 2017
Applications
A Look at the Latest Vacuum Excavator Offerings

Contractors working in an increasingly crowded underground space know the value of calling 811 before they dig to locate...

June 6, 2017
Directional Drilling McLaughlin Vacuum Ex
Vacuum Excavators Give Contractors a Better View at What’s Underground

  While contacting 811 before you dig and having utilities identified is a great place to start for contractors, so...

June 5, 2017
Directional Drilling business news
Bit Brokers International Launches Pink Series

Bit Brokers International recently introduced its Drill Pink series with a portion of all profits made from the series b...

June 1, 2017
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, it can present drilli...

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

Northern Pipeline (NPL) is a nationally recognized infrastructure construction company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona,...

May 25, 2017
Applications
HDD Contractor Profile: Hot Rod Directional Boring

  Not narrow focusing on oil and gas work and always trying to get better everyday and with every project has led H...

May 8, 2017
Directional Drilling Hunting Trenchless Foshee
Hunting Trenchless Names Foshee as International Sales Manager

As part of a continued commitment to reinforce its global presence and serve its international customers, Hunting Trench...

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 vertical and horizon...

April 25, 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 street. Up and down...

April 19, 2017
Business/People Ditch Witch of South Louisiana
Top Ditch Witch Dealerships, Individuals Recognized for Superior Customer Service,...

David Ponder, of Ditch Witch of Georgia, is the 2016 Harold Chesnutt Award winner. Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works ...

April 10, 2017
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