2024 Horizontal Directional Drilling Guide
The Horizontal Directional Drilling Guide (HDD Guide) for 2024 is a comprehensive resource dedicated to the North American HDD industry. This annual guide offers valuable insights into the HDD market by drawing on the knowledge and expertise of industry veterans. The Guide includes detailed specifications for drill rigs and vacuum excavation equipment, providing essential information for those looking to purchase or upgrade their equipment.
The HDD Guide also features a range of informative articles covering various aspects of the HDD industry, such as technological advancements, best practices, and emerging trends. Topics include breaking in new tool joints, managing slurry solidification, and the importance of bore planning. Additionally, the guide addresses current challenges the industry faces, such as supply chain issues, material shortages, and labor constraints, while highlighting the resilience and growth of the HDD market across different sectors, including oil and gas, telecommunications, and water and sewer work.
Stay ahead in the HDD industry—download the 2024 HDD Guide for expert insights, essential specs, and the latest trends driving success in trenchless technology.
HDD Guide Table of Contents
State of the HDD Market: Every year, Trenchless Technology seeks to understand the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) market by interviewing top industry experts, manufacturers, and contractors for their insights. This year, we’re doing something different. By Sharon M. Bueno
The Science of Slurry Solidification: As regulations and standards change, proper waste management and disposal has become a hot topic of discussion. But project size, limitations or disposal facility restrictions, can play big parts in handling the waste stream. By Bridger Cottle
Lost Circulation Material: An Integral Component in Modern Drilling: Lost circulation material is a critical component in the drilling industry, used to mitigate one of the most common challenges faced during drilling operations — lost circulation caused by inadvertent returns. By Tyson Smith
Knowledge Is Power When Selecting Tooling: Through the more than half a century that horizontal directional drilling has existed, the principal idea has always remained the same: Drill the bore, enlarge the bore and pull the pipe through the bore. One of the areas of utmost importance in this process is the choice of tooling, namely the bits and reamers to create the bore hole, enlarge it and pull said pipe through. By Mike Kezdi
Breaking in New Joints: What’s the best practice to use when dealing with breaking in new tool joints? It’s been proven time and again over the last century how important this process is and the purpose of this article will provide insight into why and how this process is done. By Jerry Nugent II
- Blocking Out the Noise: Tips to Mitigate Interference on HDD Jobs
- The When and Why of Intersects in HDD
- Importance of Bore Planning
- Misconceptions in Subcontracting Agreements
- Choosing the Right Hydrovac Unit for Your Startup Business
PLUS,
- 2024 Vacuum Excavator Spec Guide
- 2024 Horizontal Directional Drill Specs
- Product Directories for HDD Rigs, Vacuum Excavators, Mud Systems/Solids Control/Drilling Fluids, Tooling/Drill Pipe, Locators/Tracking and Navigation
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