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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.

HDD Used in Challenging Wisconsin Sewer Project
Andrew Farr
April 19, 2012
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Directional Drilling
No Gamble Here: HDD a Success in Atlantic City
April 19, 2012
Directional Drilling
CONTRACTOR PROFILE: Rock Boring Not So Boring
March 9, 2012
Directional Drilling
Public Private Partnership Secures Stimulus Funding for Extensive Fiber Network
March 9, 2012
Directional Drilling
NASSCO Extends 6-Month Deadline for PACP Recertification
March 9, 2012
Directional Drilling
Tough Ground Conditions Not a Problem on Oklahoma Project

Challenging ground conditions made this HDD project difficult but not impossible for one HDD contractor....

February 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
Xylem Breaks Ground on Godwin Pumps Manufacturing Facility Expansion

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging w...

February 15, 2012
Directional Drilling
Drillmaster Report: Maintaining the Life of an HDD Mud Pump

Pump systems play an integral role in the success of any horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project. Charged with cir...

February 14, 2012
Directional Drilling
Air-Vacuum Excavation Systems: Exposing Buried Utilities Before You Drill

As the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) continues to increase in popularity in today’s growing underground...

February 14, 2012
Directional Drilling
Staying Connected: Compact Drills Assist in Bringing Broadband to the...

Most people in North America picture the Caribbean as a place where picturesque islands with beautiful beaches are surro...

January 19, 2012
Directional Drilling
HDD and Flood Relief Aid

The incredibly wet summer of 2011 will long be remembered for its devastating floods throughout the Midwest....

January 19, 2012
Directional Drilling
Vision Directional Drilling Devises Innovative Approach for Installing Geothermal System...

George Washington is considered one of the most visionary men in American history. Heralded by presidential historians a...

January 19, 2012
Directional Drilling
UIM Conference Visits Arlington, Va.

The UIM Asset Management Conference was held at the Hilton Arlington in Arlington, Va., and attracted more than 85 peopl...

January 19, 2012
Directional Drilling
Marcellus Shale Play HDD Challenges and Triumphs

Gabe’s Construction has been in continuous operation since 1942 and over the years has ridden the ups and downs of the...

December 27, 2011
Directional Drilling
Understanding Locators 101

Locating underground utilities is becoming more of a challenge as the vast array of lines in the ground continues to inc...

December 27, 2011
Directional Drilling
ELECTRONIC DRILLMASTER Report

The installation of a product pipe using horizontal directional drilling is a process where the drilling machine part of...

December 27, 2011
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Trenchless Technology’s Top 50 Design Firms & 10 Engineering Firm...

Trenchless Technology’s annual ranking of engineering design firms. Get to know more about the Top 10 engineering desi...

December 27, 2011
Directional Drilling
HDD in Marcellus Country: Where ‘Boring’ Means Exciting

Well done, you. Your geologists found natural gas hiding thousands of feet underground. Your legal team negotiated right...

November 22, 2011
Directional Drilling
HDD Used to Drill Under Texas Golf Course

The project traversed two affluent Fort Worth, Texas, suburbs and ranks among the longest continuous bores in trenchless...

November 22, 2011
Directional Drilling
The Advantages of Rock Drilling with Pneumatic Hammers

It used to be on cross-country fiber projects in which there were miles of plowing and boring, common practice called fo...

November 22, 2011
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