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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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Andrew Farr
May 1, 2009
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Directional Drilling
Montana HDD Project Benefits from Custom-Built Rig
May 1, 2009
Canada
Energy Market Turns to HDD
April 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
From the Field
April 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
J Murphy & Sons Recognized for U.K. Water Project
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...

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...

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 i...

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 â...

February 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Drill Bit Selection: Simplifying the Process

With many choices available today, selecting the proper bit for a particular application can become...

January 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
HDD:

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has become the premier process for installing underground appl...

January 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Island Hopping on the Mississippi River

What does it take to bring power to a small island in the Mississippi River?...

January 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Trenchless Innovations

Celebrating the products recently introduced to the trenchless market....

January 1, 2009
Canada
Sound Investments

Pure Technologies offers clear monitoring solutions for unseen pipelines....

January 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Insituform Announces North America Region Management Reorganization

Insituform Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) announced Nov. 18 a reorganization...

December 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Gyroscopic-Based Mapping Aids

A project for a major transit authority was recently undertaken in the western United States that in...

December 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
The Trenchless Road Show is making its final stop in...

The Trenchless Road Show (TRS) is making its final stop in 2008 at the Turf Valley Resort in the gre...

November 5, 2008
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