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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.

Tri County Water Authority of Independence, Mo. Precarious Project Is No Problem
Mike Kezdi
January 12, 2015
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Directional Drilling Contractor Profile: Don E. Kelly Inc.
Contractor Profile: Don E. Kelly Inc.
January 12, 2015
Directional Drilling Brisk Boring
Monitor Temperatures in Winter for Optimal Cold Weather Performance
January 12, 2015
Directional Drilling Ultimate HDD Crew
Vermeer Launches National Search for the Ultimate HDD Crew
January 8, 2015
Directional Drilling
Traditional Walkover Systems Could Not Be Used for an Idaho Project
December 15, 2014
Directional Drilling
New 700-megawatt Power Generating Station in New Jersey Relied on...

A new, 700-megawatt, gas-fired power generating station is under construction in Woodbridge, N.J., t...

December 15, 2014
Directional Drilling
Southeast Directional Drilling Puts the Bend in Hickory Bend Project

When Associated Pipe Line Contractors needed approximately 16,800 ft of horizontal directional drill...

November 14, 2014
Directional Drilling
Know Your Bits

Choosing the correct bit is one of the most critical decisions a driller makes HDD rock drilling bri...

November 14, 2014
Directional Drilling
Drilling Fluids: It’s About the Chemistry

Drilling fluids are critical to success in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) applications. Since...

November 14, 2014
Directional Drilling
Project of the Year – New Installation

The project is an expansion of Spectra Energy’s Texas Eastern Transmission and Algonguin Gas Trans...

October 18, 2014
Directional Drilling
Contractor Profile: Sorensen Companies Inc.

Utah utility contractor Sorensen Companies Inc. (SCI) was established by Craig Sorensen in 1977 with...

October 18, 2014
Directional Drilling
Reclaiming Progress

Trenchless technology, which has advanced our infrastructure and brought services such as gas, water...

October 18, 2014
Business/People
Power Dynamics LLC Now Manufactures Maxi Size HDD Rigs

Power Dynamics LLC, based in Stennis Space Center, Miss., has joined the ranks of HDD rig manufactur...

September 19, 2014
Directional Drilling
Contractor Spotlight: A-B Contracting

Thirty years ago, Bonnie Muegge formed A-B Contracting in Missouri to tackle underground service lin...

September 19, 2014
Directional Drilling
Horizontal Environmental Wells – Look Before You Leap

Most HDD contractors are constantly looking to increase sales and profits. If profits can be increas...

September 19, 2014
Business/People
Vermeer Announces Family Succession Plans

Vermeer announces its plans for the company's future....

August 26, 2014
Directional Drilling
Sharewell HDD LLC Continues to Serve the HDD Market

Sharewell HDD LLC is marking its 30th anniversary in 2014. A company born out of the Texas oilfields...

August 20, 2014
Directional Drilling
Time and Cost-Savings Achieved While Drilling in Hard Rock

When Eastern Missouri Industries, a leading construction contractor and utility installation company...

August 20, 2014
Directional Drilling
Saddle up – for the HDD Rodeo Italian Style!

At unique HDD event, 56 teams of drillers show off their skills to more than 400 in attendance, in a...

August 20, 2014
Directional Drilling
Success in Scandinavia

Top performances can be achieved with trenchless installation methods, even in icy temperatures well...

August 20, 2014
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