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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.

Underground Utility Cutaway Benefits of Using Subsurface Utility Engineering for HDD Projects
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UEA Completes Highest Elevation HDD in New South Wales, Australia
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Vacuum Excavators Give Contractors a Better View at What’s Underground
June 5, 2017
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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
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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
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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
Applications Hunting Trenchless Drill Pipe
HDD Tech Talk: Managing Your Drill Pipe Investment

  A Little Diligence Uphole Can Keep Your Dollars from Ending Up Downhole   Let’s face it, drill pipe is...

April 7, 2017
Business/People Robbie Royster Ditch Witch of Virginia
Ditch Witch of Virginia’s Robbie Royster Receives Lowell Highfill Award

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, honored Robbie Royster of Ditch Witch of Virginia with the prestigious 201...

April 5, 2017
Business/People Subsite HDD beacon
Ditch Witch of Georgia, Ditch Witch of the Rockies Salesmen...

Ditch Witch of Georgia’s Brent Goodman and Ditch Witch of the Rockies’ Troy Kynaston received the Top Salesm...

March 22, 2017
Applications Mud System Market Moves Forward
Mud System Market Continues Moving Forward

Mud recycling systems were once deemed an optional element to the horizontal directional drilling process. Hard to belie...

March 17, 2017
Applications Vermeer Silver Series
Silver Series Drill Rod Bolsters Vermeer’s HDD Tooling and Accessories...

Building on the tradition of its acclaimed Firestick drill rod, Vermeer Silver Series drill rod gives contractors a qual...

March 14, 2017
Applications Underground Contractors, Inc.
Contractor Profile: Underground Contractors Inc.

In the late 1970s, American households wanted cable television, creating a massive number of projects for utility contra...

March 10, 2017
Features Jim Rankin 2017 Person of the YEar
In-Depth With 2017 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year Jim...

Jim Rankin has spent the better part of his adult life working in the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry. He...

March 8, 2017
News StraightLine HDD Armadrillco
StraightLine HDD Acquires Drilling Tool Manufacturer Armadrillco

Hutchinson, Kansas-based StraightLine HDD Inc. announced the acquisition of Texas-based horizontal drilling tools manufa...

March 8, 2017
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