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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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May 25, 2017
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HDD Contractor Profile: Hot Rod Directional Boring
May 8, 2017
Directional Drilling Hunting Trenchless Foshee
Hunting Trenchless Names Foshee as International Sales Manager
May 5, 2017
Directional Drilling Drilling Fluids
The 411 on Mixed Metal Oxide Drilling Fluids
April 25, 2017
Directional Drilling Directional Drilling in Miami
Challenging HDD Project in Miami
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 Ch...

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 fa...

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...

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 rec...

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 pr...

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 give...

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 project...

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 drillin...

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 d...

March 8, 2017
Directional Drilling ATS HDD Training February 2017
ATS Completes HDD Training Program in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Associated Training Services (ATS) recently completed a one-of-a-kind horizontal directional drillin...

March 7, 2017
Business/People grant medlin ditch witch subsite
Subsite Electronics Top Volume Dealer Awarded at Annual Dealer Conferences

Subsite Electronics, a Charles Machine Works Company, recognized Grant Medlin, owner of Ditch Witch ...

February 27, 2017
Directional Drilling Dicth Wicth JT40 2017
Ditch Witch Adds All-New JT40 HDD to its Fleet

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, has added the innovative new JT40 horizontal direction...

February 20, 2017
News 2017 HDD Academy
2017 HDD Academy a Hit with Attendees

Tempe, Ariz., was the place to be this week if you love horizontal directional drilling and wanted t...

February 17, 2017
Canada Mincon Vermeer Canada
HDD Tooling Product Profile: Mincon HDD Air Hammer System

Having the appropriate tooling for the project goes a long way in determining whether the project wi...

February 7, 2017
Directional Drilling Poland
First Direct Pipe Project Completed in Poland

In Fall 2016, drilling contractor PPI Chrobok S.A. installed two new gas pipelines in Poland. The al...

February 3, 2017
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