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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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HDD Success in Poland

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Selecting a Mud Engineer:

Engineering drilling fluids for HDD rigs is becoming more popular — it can be as simple as measuring and monitoring dr...

April 1, 2010
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Electronic Drillmaster

A locating system is an integral part of the HDD process and it represents a substantial investment, ranging from about...

April 1, 2010
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Choosing the Right Tools for Effective Large Pipe Cleaning

When it comes to choosing tools for large diameter pipe cleaning, there’s no shortage of options. But what considerati...

April 1, 2010
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Chris Brahler Named 2011 ICUEE Chairman

Chris Brahler, president and CEO of TT Technologies in Aurora, Ill., is the chairman of the next ICUEE exposition, to be...

April 1, 2010
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Innovative Thinking in Maine HDD Project

A 220-ft bore may not sound like the most intriguing or difficult of directional drilling projects, but for Enterprise T...

April 1, 2010
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Bernie Krzys Interview with Birender Anand

Bernie Krzys interviews Birender Anand, General Manager of Anand Infrastructure Development from Mumbai, India at the 20...

March 4, 2010
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Indiana Broadband Networks

It is not unusual anymore to read that small communities and independent telephone companies are building state-of-the-a...

March 1, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

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