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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.

Vacuum Excavation and HDD: A Quick Overview
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Two Platforms, Two Shore Approaches, Two Lines… and a Hurricane

The power supply for Virginia’s densely populated Middle Peninsula Area, on the Chesapeake Bay, is...

January 21, 2014
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Emergency!

The Fairfield Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) called upon Michels Pipe Services in September for the em...

January 21, 2014
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“A Locator’s Odyssey” — Identifying and Dealing with Interference

Many HDD locating systems do a remarkable job of filtering out errant signals but there are times wh...

January 2, 2014
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HDD Under the Mississippi River

It takes a lot for a pipeline to cross under the chief river of North America’s largest drainage s...

January 2, 2014
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High Definition Pipeline Inspection Cameras

Since 1957, the video inspection of pipelines has given system owners valuable information regarding...

December 2, 2013
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Drilling Between Rock and Hard Places

Of the many types of geological matter that compose the Earth’s surface, none is more abundant tha...

December 2, 2013
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Rock Drilling: The Right Tools for a Solid Bore

Once upon a time, encountering rock formations during a bore could completely stall an horizontal di...

December 2, 2013
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Principles of Solids Control

Relative to the use of drilling fluids within the oil and gas industry, the use of drilling fluids w...

October 29, 2013
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Contractor Profile: J. Wayne Backhoe

It’s unlikely that Jason Miller, a humble, mild-mannered pipeline and utilities installer from Wal...

October 29, 2013
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2013 Project of the Year – New Install Winner

The practice of shale drilling for natural gas extraction has been increasing steadily in the United...

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