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Horizontal Directional Drilling

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.

HDD Crossing in Florida Completed Using Design-Build
Stephen Tait
October 1, 2010
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Horizontal Directional Drilling
HDD, Restrained Joint PVC Pipe
September 10, 2010
Archives
Selecting a Mud Engineer:
April 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
Chris Brahler Named 2011 ICUEE Chairman
April 1, 2010
Archives
Getting the Most Out of Your HDD Tooling
February 1, 2010
Directional Drilling
A Mud Recycler Adds Value to Your HDD System

In many cases it is very difficult to be successful on a HDD project without a mud recycler....

February 1, 2010
Canada
Intersecting the Peace River

The intersect method was recently used to directionally drill a 1,110-m section of 42-in. gas line under the Peace River...

June 1, 2009
Horizontal 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
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Drilling Fluid Flubs

Drilling fluids have been described as a project’s lifeblood, comparing them to the blood that circulates through a hu...

November 1, 2008
Archives
Drill Pipe: More Than a Supporting Player on HDD Projects

Drill pipe can be described as the unsung hero of a directional drilling job — not the part of the project that gets t...

June 1, 2008
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
HDD in Florida

City officials of Pinellas Country, Fla. assess the need for a new pipeline....

October 10, 2007
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Family Ties: Fifth Generation Continues Ditch Witch Success

Not very long ago, American towns and cities depended on specialized craftsmen to make the tools necessary to construct,...

August 1, 2007
Canada
Mears Canada Completes HDD of the Labiche River

Mears Canada recently completed a challenging horizontal directional drilled (HDD) crossing of the Labiche River in the...

August 1, 2006
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 State University. The un...

October 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 construction project th...

July 1, 2005
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Mid-Size HDD Rigs Making Their Move

The mid-size HDD market is picking up and is doing so because there is a growing base of work....

April 1, 2005
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Planning an HDD Bore?

Because of their familiarity with the HDD process, workers have, in some instances, found shortcuts to bore planning pro...

April 1, 2004
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Why Are Reamers Like Pocket Knives?

Reamers and pocket knives are both cutting tools with about as many sizes, shapes and descriptive names for one as the o...

February 1, 1997
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