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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 Plays Key Role in South Dakota Project
Andrew Farr
July 1, 2009
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Directional Drilling
Dallas Trenchless Road Show Rounds Up Industry Professionals
July 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Selling Drill Pipe?
June 1, 2009
Canada
Intersecting the Peace River
June 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Paying Attention to Your Mud Pump
June 1, 2009
Canada
PLCA Canada Meets in Victoria, British Columbia

The pipeline contractors in Canada always have fantastic annual conventions and this year was no different. PLCA-Canadaâ...

June 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Locator Technology

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

May 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Swivel with Care

It’s well known that preventative maintenance will reduce costs in your operation — the challenge is making the time...

May 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
DCA & Elvis Meet in Hawaii

Lahiana on the island of Maui Feb. 22-27 was the location of this year’s DCA annual convention. DCA conventions are al...

May 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Montana HDD Project Benefits from Custom-Built Rig

Pro Pipe Services, Energy Contract Services and Mears Group Inc. set a high standard in safety, design and planning on a...

May 1, 2009
Canada
Energy Market Turns to HDD

The demand for energy coupled with rising gasoline prices has led to a boom in oil and gas pipeline construction in Nort...

April 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
From the Field

I receive more phone calls from drillers who are heading out to areas of the country that have clay soils, asking for he...

April 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
J Murphy & Sons Recognized for U.K. Water Project

The prize was scooped by Murphy Group for the Victorian Mains Replacement Scheme (VMR) being undertaken for Thames Water...

March 10, 2009
Directional Drilling
HDD on Dubai’s Logo Island

Dubai’s Palm Trilogy is one of the most ambitious engineering ventures ever undertaken....

March 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
HDD in Denmark Horizontal Directional

Contractor Soren Knudsen A/S has completed an HDD boring project in an environmental sensitive area in Denmark. The proj...

March 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Design Issues for HDD Projects Part 2

Good engineering design demands all relevant issues be addressed in a balanced, rational way....

March 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Paul Nicholas Joins Akkerman

Akkerman is pleased to announce that Paul Nicholas has joined the sales and marketing team....

February 17, 2009
Directional Drilling
FTTH Market Seizes on HDD to Make Connections

The fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) market is proving to be an economic boon to the compact rig segment of the horizontal direc...

February 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
HDD Design Issues: Hydrofractures

What are the important design issues associated with large diameter HDD projects and how can these issues be addressed?...

February 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Rigging Up Maxi Drills

As contractors move up to maxi drills — drills with more than 100,000 lbs of pullback capability — there are severa...

February 1, 2009
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