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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.

Drilling Fluids Industry- Ever Changing
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April 24, 2015
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Canada Michels Canada
Courier Crossings
April 21, 2015
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RTCI of Mexico Completes First HDD Project
April 14, 2015
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Wyo-Ben Announces Acquisition of Sharewell HDD’s Thunderstorm Product Line
March 26, 2015
Directional Drilling Mud recycling systems
Buying a Mud Recycling System and Don’t Know Where to Start?
March 11, 2015
Directional Drilling Mud Pump
Mud Pump Maintenance

Many things go into getting the most life out of your mud pump and its components — all import...

March 10, 2015
Directional Drilling 710-mm Diameter Trenchless Stormwater Pipe
HDD in New Zealand

The Memorial Park traffic tunnel project in Buckle Street, Wellington, New Zealand, is in full swing...

March 9, 2015
Directional Drilling 13,800-lf waterline between Galveston Island and Pelican Island
HDD Under the Galveston Ship Channel

When Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, Texas, in September 2008, Galveston Island and Pelican Island &mda...

February 23, 2015
Directional Drilling The Mississippi River crossing
The Mighty Mississippi River No Match for HDD

The Mississippi River has been regarded as one of the most historic rivers in American history and h...

February 20, 2015
Canada HDD and Pipe Ramming Used to Install Water and Wastewater Lines in Wood Buffalo
HDD and Pipe Ramming Used to Install Water and Wastewater...

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has expanded its water and sewer major infrastructure netw...

February 17, 2015
Directional Drilling Tri County Water Authority of Independence, Mo.
Precarious Project Is No Problem

In September, the Tri County Water Authority of Independence, Mo., replaced an exposed transmission ...

January 12, 2015
Directional Drilling Contractor Profile: Don E. Kelly Inc.
Contractor Profile: Don E. Kelly Inc.

Don E. Kelly Contractor Inc. is a well-established telecommunications contracting company based in s...

January 12, 2015
Directional Drilling Brisk Boring
Monitor Temperatures in Winter for Optimal Cold Weather Performance

The waning months of 2013 and early 2014 brought a harsh and nasty winter. The bitter chill — ...

January 12, 2015
Directional Drilling Ultimate HDD Crew
Vermeer Launches National Search for the Ultimate HDD Crew

Vermeer Corp. is looking for the Ultimate Crew and seeking entries from horizontal directional drill...

January 8, 2015
Directional Drilling
Traditional Walkover Systems Could Not Be Used for an Idaho...

So the HDD Contractor Turned to a Wireline System Horizontal Guidance Service Provider Prime Horizon...

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
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