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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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Maintenance Checks Enhance Longevity of Piercing Tools
July 22, 2013
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Going Trenchless to Upgrade Power for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
June 13, 2013
International News
HDD Training Course Held in South Africa
May 29, 2013
Directional Drilling
CH2M Hill Eyes Revenue Growth in India
March 6, 2013
Directional Drilling
CONTRACTOR PROFILE Underground Rock Star

Located in Bourbon County, Ky., at the center of the famed Inner Bluegrass Region is the small commu...

March 1, 2013
Directional Drilling
Miami Accomplishes Another Deep Diving HDD Project

Fisher Island residents live on one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in the world and rel...

March 1, 2013
Directional Drilling
Design-Build Used in Jacksonville, Fla., HDD Project

When performed at its highest level and under extreme conditions, construction management can drive...

February 2, 2013
Directional Drilling
Vacuum Excavation: A Key Component of Horizontal Directional Drilling Projects

With its ability to safely expose underground utilities and effectively remove environmentally sensi...

February 2, 2013
Directional Drilling
Challenging Massachusetts Project Requires a Non-Conventional Trenchless Solution

In the summer of 2012, John Struzziery, principal engineer at Kleinfelder/ SEA, was faced with a cha...

February 2, 2013
Directional Drilling
Challenging Fiber-Optic Installation in Idaho

As the need for trenchless construction with less disruption and minimal footprint has grown, so has...

January 1, 2013
Directional Drilling
The Design & Construction Cost of a Water Line in...

The City of Bowling Green, Ohio, operates a water distribution system that delivers high-quality wat...

January 1, 2013
Canada
UIM Conference Draws Utility Leaders to D.C. Area

The 12th annual Water Utility Infrastructure Management (UIM) Conference was held Nov. 28-29 at the...

January 1, 2013
Directional Drilling
Installation at Los Alamos National Laboratory Showcases New HDD Technologies

HDD technology, specifically locating equipment, was needed as the construction method for this proj...

December 13, 2012
Canada
DEATH, TAXES AND YES, EVEN WATER MAIN REPAIRS ARE ALL...

A third item was added to the adage about two things in life that are inevitable: water main repairs...

December 13, 2012
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Tooling Provides Key to Rock Drilling in Missouri

At present, a large horizontal directional drilling and trenching project is taking place that exten...

November 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
DRILLMASTER Report

The HDD industry was born in the late 1980s and began to be accepted in the last five years of the c...

November 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
CIPP Used to Rehabilitate 80-In. Diameter Storm Pipe in Massachusetts

When one of the country’s leading oil companies was having issues with a leaking storm pipe at one...

November 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL Strengthens Its Image

WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL — the meeting place of water industry experts — is strengthening its...

October 18, 2012
Directional Drilling
Good Practices in Solids Control

The importance of a properly designed and supported mud recycling (separation) plant is now more vit...

October 11, 2012
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