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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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Getting Greater Penetration When Drilling Horizontally
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Ground Proves Unsettling for Maintaining Grade
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Directional Drilling
Pipe Relining Project
November 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Mud Systems: Use of a Centrifuge Can Play Key Role in Mud Success
October 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
New Installation Project of the Year

Careful planning and a record-breaking drive of 3,000 lf helped complete thePortland, Ore., East Side CSO Tunnel Project...

October 1, 2008
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Product Profile: LMK Gets Patent for Lateral Lining Method

A closer look at a new lateral lining method is presented....

August 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Mud Motors 101

Need to buy a mud motor but not sure what size is required for your job? Or what about the common mistakes contractors m...

August 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Cleveland Trenchless Road Show a Success

The Trenchless Road Show (TRS) program kicked off its 2008 schedule with a hugely successful stop in Cleveland, attracti...

August 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Locating Under Water

For the purposes of this article, we will assume that the water crossing will take place using a walkover locating syste...

August 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Product Profile: Increase Productivity and Decrease Cost When Fusing HDPE...

Improving efficiency, productivity and safety on the jobsite are always important. After studying jobsites in a variety...

July 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Michels Installs Mammoth HDD Crossing in Texas

Crews from Michels Directional Crossing, a division of Michels Corp., have just successfully installed a record-breaking...

July 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Induction: An Important Skill for Locators to Learn

Some locators may have been taught to use induction as a last resort and that is what they practice much of the time. Ho...

June 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Insituform Board Survives Proxy Contest

In a vote of support for the current board of directors for Insituform Technologies Inc., shareholders voted May 19 at t...

June 1, 2008
Archives
Drill Pipe: More Than a Supporting Player on HDD Projects

Drill pipe can be described as the unsung hero of a directional drilling job — not the part of the project that gets t...

June 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: You Can Lead a Horse to Water but...

Even though it is only 18 years old, the HDD industry has greatly matured....

June 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
HDD Intersect

On Nov. 16, 2006, Michels Directional Crossings, a division of Michels Corp., was awarded the Coronado Transbay Sanitary...

June 1, 2008
Canada
Looking Back and Moving Forward

Vaporooter has been a go-to solution for sewer root control. With a proven product and continued development, Vaporooter...

May 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Planning and Managing HDD Installations

Today’s HDD contractors have some very good planning tools at their disposal....

April 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
What’s Holding Back the Open-Cut Sewer Industry From Using HDD?

This article will address several issues that seem to be holding back the open-excavation sewer industry from going tren...

April 1, 2008
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