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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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Drill Master: Damage Prevention, Project Planning and Locating

Construction professionals understand the importance of not damaging buried utilities while performing any type of new c...

December 1, 2001
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Drill Master: The Relationship Between the Mud Motor & the...

A mud motor is no more effective than the volume of fluid that is pumped through it, which generates power....

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Drill Master: Protecting the Transmitter While Rock Drilling

It was virtually unthinkable to drill solid rock eight to 10 years ago with a mid-size or smaller HDD machine....

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Drill Master: Monitoring Your Solids

There is more solids removal equipment used in the HDD industry today than ever before. This is causing some problems....

June 1, 2001
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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...

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Drill Master: The Technology Quest

Electronics continue to shape the way we live and work. The Internet has revolutionized the way we receive our informati...

February 1, 2001
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Drill Master: Monitoring What’s Down There

With HDD being recognized as the preferred method of installing underground utilities over the past couple of years, the...

December 1, 2000
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Drill Master: What’s the Problem?

The main problem with problem solving can be the identification of the problem. This, in many cases, may lie with the in...

October 1, 2000
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Drill Master: How to Plan a Proper Bore

How many times have we been out on a directional boring job and our locator is just not acting properly?...

August 1, 2000
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Drill Master: Shaking it Up

As more and more contractors are discovering the strong economics of recovering, cleaning and reusing boring fluids, the...

June 1, 2000
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Drill Master: Interference: The Invisible Obstacle

Depth, direction, pitch and roll are the most basic information displayed by all directional drilling receivers....

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Drill Master: Drilling Fluids With Solids Removal Systems

As more utility contractors are moving up to larger rigs, they are also moving toward the use of solids removal (solids...

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Drill Master: What’s Next For Locating Technology

In the past few years, there has been incredibly innovative technological advancements in the horizontal directional dri...

December 1, 1999
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Drill Master: Plunger Mud Pumps vs. Piston Mud Pumps

The mud pump used on most directional boring machines is either of the piston/liner or plunger/packing technology....

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Drill Master: Pitch & Roll: Keys to Tracking

A modern horizontal directional drilling machine is a combination of several different systems, and every directional dr...

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