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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.

Trenchless Technology Marks Milestone
Andrew Farr
July 1, 2007
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Directional Drilling
HDD Successfully Used to Install Maine Sewer Pipe
October 1, 2006
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Drill Master: Developing a Training Program?
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Canada
Mears Canada Completes HDD of the Labiche River
August 1, 2006
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Getting to the Source of Used HDD
June 1, 2006
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Drill Master: Buying a Used Pump?

Since the HDD market has improved considerably over the last two years, new rigs and remanufactured...

June 1, 2006
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Crossing Pearl Harbor

The recent attack on Pearl Harbor was not by an enemy, but by hundreds of friendly construction work...

June 1, 2006
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Drill Master: Tracking Plastic Pipe

During the industry boom a few years back, a large number of conduits were installed using horizonta...

April 1, 2006
Directional Drilling
Mid-range Rigs Continue Growth

The mid-range drill rigs may not be as glamorous as the mini rigs or as spectacular as the maxi rigs...

April 1, 2006
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Drill Pipe: Handle with Care

With the recent increase in drill pipe replacement for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) units,...

February 1, 2006
Directional Drilling
CIPP Cleared for Launch

Cured-in-place pipeline (CIPP) rehabilitation doesn’t spring to mind when talking about NASA. Whil...

February 1, 2006
Directional Drilling
Michels Goes Under Seaway, Over Record

It’s like a word problem. You know the one: Two trains on the same track leave at different times,...

February 1, 2006
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Back to the Basics — Pitch & Roll

An HDD machine is a complex combination of mechanical and electronic systems and every directional d...

December 1, 2005
Directional Drilling
Mud Recycling Systems Operating & Maintenance Tips

Mud recycling systems in general are fairly simple units to operate but there are some items that ne...

October 1, 2005
Directional Drilling
HDD Used as Part of Chilled Water System Replacement in...

The year 2005 has been a big one for both celebrating the old and welcoming the new at Missouri Stat...

October 1, 2005
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: HDD Risk Reduction

Many contractors are often a victim of what they call the “I’ve done a shot like this before”...

October 1, 2005
Directional Drilling
One-Pass HDD Installation

In January, a 720-ft, 24-in., DIPS HDPE sanitary sewer line was installed using horizontal direction...

August 5, 2005
Directional Drilling
Looking at the Maxi Rig Market

After several status quo years of work, the maxi rig market appears to have stumbled a bit in 2005 ...

August 1, 2005
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: GPR: An Important Tool for Damage Prevention

Damage prevention is still not an exact science, but locating strategies, tools and processes are he...

August 1, 2005
Directional Drilling
Supplying Forteiland te IJmuiden in the Netherlands with Power and...

Forteiland te IJmuiden (Fort Island IJmuiden) is situated at the mouth of the North Sea Canal, a con...

July 1, 2005
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