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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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February 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
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February 1, 2008
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February 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son Celebrate 85th Anniversary

J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, one of the leading names in the construction business involved with many of the industry’s...

February 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Meets the Needs of Expanding Communities

Thomas Township, Mich., uses directional drilling to expand its water and wastewater infrastructure to supply a greater...

January 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
HDD & Fusible PVC Team for a West Virginia Sewer...

Around the United States, directional drillers are starting to use fusible PVC pipe as part of their HDD projects, learn...

January 1, 2008
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HDD Roundtable: HDD Rates–Fair or Foul?

HDD contractors discuss the directional drilling market for 2008....

December 1, 2007
Directional Drilling
HDD Gas Project in New York

HDD is used in New York to complete a project located in an enivironmentally sensitive area....

December 1, 2007
Directional Drilling
Fusible PVC & HDD Forge Successful Project in South Carolina

10-in. diameter fusible PVC pipe was used in this record breaking HDD project....

December 1, 2007
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Top 10 Engineering Firms Profiles

Get to know more about the Top 10 engineering design firms....

December 1, 2007
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Calgary Water Project

Rehabilitation allow for repairs to be made to infrastructure with minimal disturbance to the surrounding landscape....

November 12, 2007
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NPSHA vs. NPSHR

Imagine a thick chocolate malt with a straw sticking out of the top of the cup. In order for the malt to flow through th...

November 12, 2007
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HDD Helps to Expand a Municipal Water System in Thunder...

The City of Thunder Bay, situated on the rugged north shore of Lake Superior, is home for approximately 130,000 resident...

November 1, 2007
Directional Drilling
Tough Rock Encountered in Texas

When Nebraska-based contractor Georges Specialty Group (GSG) started an extensive fiber-optic project last year in the C...

November 1, 2007
Canada
HDD Market Forecast

When asking manufacturers and contractors how things are progressing in the HDD market over the past several years, it h...

November 1, 2007
Canada
Ohio HDD Rodeo Revival a Success

Technically, it did rain on their parade, but that didn’t stop the drill crews and attendees of the Ohio HDD Rodeo fro...

November 1, 2007
Directional Drilling
HDD Intersect in Florida

Set up two directional drilling stations about 8,400 ft across from each other, start drilling and then meet in the midd...

November 1, 2007
Directional Drilling
Project of the Year for New Installation

Great teamwork and careful planning can make any kind of project easier and more efficient. In the case of the CEP-IMC U...

October 24, 2007
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