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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.

Choosing the Right Tools for Effective Large Pipe Cleaning
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April 1, 2010
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Chris Brahler Named 2011 ICUEE Chairman
April 1, 2010
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Innovative Thinking in Maine HDD Project
April 1, 2010
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Bernie Krzys Interview with Birender Anand
March 4, 2010
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Indiana Broadband Networks
March 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
Drilling into the Albermarle Sound

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in Albermarle Sound in North Carolina played a key role in the Currituck County Ma...

March 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
ASCE Meeting Attendees Tour HOBAS Plant

The Texas section chapter of ASCE held its 2009 Fall Meeting in The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, location of the HOBA...

February 1, 2010
Archives
Getting the Most Out of Your HDD Tooling

The goal of every boring contractor is to complete a project as quickly and efficiently as possible. Doing so requires p...

February 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
A Mud Recycler Adds Value to Your HDD System

In many cases it is very difficult to be successful on a HDD project without a mud recycler....

February 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
Demolished Iowa High School Rebuilds with Geothermal

On May 26, 2008, the small, rural town of Parkersburg, Iowa, (population 1,900) was nearly leveled by an enormous EF-5 t...

February 1, 2010
Canada
20 Large-Diameter Crossings

It’s rare to see plans for two separate pipelines to be constructed in tandem along the same right of way for any dist...

February 1, 2010
Canada
Design-Build

The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) had a serious problem. Hydrant flow testing had determined that its water supply fr...

January 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
Disposing of Disposal Costs: Use a Centrifuge

The cost of mud disposal has been on the rise in the United States for years and the days of calling the local farmer to...

January 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
HDD Executive Forum Held in Houston

Benjamin Media, publisher of Trenchless Technology and North American Pipelines magazines, held its first HDD Executive...

January 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
Electronic Drillmaster

Today’s locating equipment consists of sophisticated state-of-the-art electronics. If the designers of the equipment...

December 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Position Your Business to Rebound with the Economy

While the construction industry has joined virtually every business sector in enduring the pains of the recession, bette...

December 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Is FOG Getting Too Much Blame for Sewer Blockages?

We have all heard the claim that fats, oils, and grease (FOG) are a leading cause of sewer blockages and sanitary sewer...

December 1, 2009
Canada
Meeting Rock Drillers’ Needs: DTH Percussive Hammers

The down-the-hole (DTH) percussive directional rock drilling market is a fast growing market, particularly in the Southe...

November 1, 2009
Canada
Thinking Lean

When you’re tightening a nut onto a bolt, did you ever step back and think — that it is only the last turn that make...

November 1, 2009
Canada
15 Long Bores in Five Months

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is playing a critical role in this pipeline project, which is owned by TransCanada...

November 1, 2009
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