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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 Contractor Tests DCI’s Newest Locating System in Texas
Mike Kezdi
May 24, 2016
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Melfred Borzall Turns 70
May 20, 2016
Directional Drilling
Drill Pipe Under-Torque: The Devil in Disguise
April 19, 2016
Features Fiber and the Globe
Growth in Fiber: Trenchless Benefits as People Become More Connected
April 18, 2016
Directional Drilling Second-year sellout endorses HDD industry’s desire to learn, grow
2016 HDD Academy a Resounding Success
March 31, 2016
Directional Drilling Pipeline River and Levee Crossing Combines Trenchless and Over-the-Top Construction Methods
HDD Challenge: Pipeline River and Levee Crossing Combines Trenchless and...

How can you install a pipeline under the Atchafalaya River with trenchless construction while still ...

March 30, 2016
Directional Drilling NCS
Contractor Profile: Networx Cabling Systems

Based in Flagstaff,  Ariz., NCS operates in Arizona and California with licenses pending in N...

March 28, 2016
Directional Drilling
Toro Partners with Utility One Source

Toro and Utility One Source have partnered to provide utility companies and contractors with rental ...

March 28, 2016
Features Winter Downtime? Spend it Wisely by Giving Your Pump a Finetuning to Help Save you Money
Mud Pump Check Up

Since horizontal directional drilling (HDD) work tends to be slower in the winter months, particular...

March 24, 2016
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IndSTT, DCI Hosting HDD Locating Seminar

The Indian Society for Trenchless Technology (IndSTT) and DCI India PVT. Ltd. scheduled a “Tra...

March 16, 2016
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Sharewell HDD Announces New Gemini HDD Product Line

In collaboration with Smith Bits – A Schlumberger Co., Sharewell HDD Services announces its ne...

March 2, 2016
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Drilling in Hard Rock in Northern Virginia

In early December 2015, Mincon Group PLC, an Irish engineering company with almost 40 years of manuf...

February 24, 2016
Directional Drilling
Don’t Underestimate Cost of Operation for HDD Tooling

“Cost of operation” is a commonly heard term among underground construction contractors....

February 24, 2016
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Ditch Witch Certified Training Program Now Available

“We’re In This Together” is the philosophy at the Ditch Witch organization, a Char...

February 23, 2016
Canada
Crossing the Athabasca River in Canada

Long before a drill bit bores into the ground, a contractor’s experience and comprehensive pla...

February 16, 2016
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