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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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November 21, 2017
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Avoiding a Deep Freeze: Tips for Horizontal Directional Drilling in Winter
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Ditch Witch Hosts High School Students for National Manufacturing Day
November 2, 2017
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Tulsa Rig Iron Celebrates 30 Years of Service
October 26, 2017
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Project of the Year 2017 New Installation Runner Up: Miami Beach 54-inch HDD
October 24, 2017
Directional Drilling Crabtree & Upper Pigeon House Sewer Tunnels Project
Project of the Year 2017 New Installation Honorable Mentions

This Raleigh, North Carolina project involved 2,880 lf of 75.4-in. and 60-in. using microtunneling i...

October 24, 2017
Business/People Melfred Borzall 100K blades
Melfred Borzall Celebrates Production of 100,000 Directional Blades

  Melfred Borzall, one of the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry’s pioneers a...

October 16, 2017
Directional Drilling American Augers M200D
HDD Fluid Cleaning Systems: Reducing Increased Costs of HDD Operation

The environmental and financial impacts of drilling fluid on HDD jobsites continue to be a priority ...

October 12, 2017
Business/People Mears HDD Simulator pilot hole
Mears Group Develops HDD Rig Simulator

Mears Group, Inc. has developed an integrated horizontal directional drilling (HDD) simulator that w...

October 9, 2017
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Planning Under Way for 2018 HDD Academy

Arizona State University, Benjamin Media Partner for Two-Day Program Come February 22-23 the place f...

October 6, 2017
Directional Drilling Vermeer D40x55DR S3
ICUEE 2017: Vermeer’s New D40x55DR S3 Navigator HDD

ICUEE 2017 is well under way and one of our first stops was at the Vermeer exhibit where we chatted ...

October 3, 2017
Directional Drilling Ditch Wicth AT40
Ditch Witch Debuts Next Generation AT40 All Terrain Directional Drill

**Editor’s Note: This post was updated to include the above video. The Ditch Witch AT40 made i...

October 3, 2017
Directional Drilling Ohio Project
Multiple Challenges Overcome in Ohio Project

Founded in 1942, Gabe’s Construction Co. Inc. celebrates its 75th year in continuous operation...

September 29, 2017
Directional Drilling construction worker using technology
Digital World Comes to Underground Industry

New technology has potential to improve efficiency, accuracy and reputation of HDD contractors  ...

September 27, 2017
Directional Drilling gas line restoration project
HDD Complexities Fail to Waver this St. Paul, Minnesota, Major...

Replacing more than 11 miles of gas pipeline, considered the backbone of the system that serves Minn...

September 25, 2017
Directional Drilling Mile HIgh Flawless
HDD Contractor Spotlight: Mile High Flawless

Turning a Job into a Family Business There’s something about horizontal directional drilling (...

September 21, 2017
Applications drilling returns were recycled
HDD in Hawaii — Pearl Harbor’s Highly Sensitive Environment Was...

In June of 2016, Trenchless Construction Services LLC successfully completed a challenging HDD cross...

September 20, 2017
Directional Drilling American Augers
HDD Helps Install Water Main Across Texas Creek

In 2005, the West Harris County Regional Water Authority (WHCRWA) began constructing a water transmi...

September 18, 2017
Directional Drilling Replacing a 60-year-old Natural Gas Pipeline in Wisconsin
What a Difference a Half Century Makes

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) can be an essential tool for replacing natural gas pipelines i...

September 12, 2017
Directional Drilling
HDD Rig Shopping Catalog: What’s Out there for Today’s Drillers?

When it comes time to buy that new drill rig for your fleet, how do you go about it? Do you stay wit...

September 11, 2017
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