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Laminar Flow vs Turbulent Flow Managing Downhole Pressures in Horizontal Directional Drilling
Bridger Cottle and Blake Chargois
April 9, 2025
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Horizontal Directional Drilling Brotherton Pipeline
How To Match HDD Fluids to Soil Conditions
February 24, 2025
Horizontal Directional Drilling Clean Water
Cutting Drilling Fluid Costs by Optimizing Design, Efficiency and Waste Management
November 26, 2024
Horizontal Directional Drilling 2024 HDD Guide
2024 Horizontal Directional Drilling Guide
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Know Your HDD Solids Content
July 30, 2024
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Trenchless Technology Videocast Episode 6 – Vermeer Part II

John Cope, applications engineer at Vermeer Corp., joins the Trenchless Technology Videocast....

July 22, 2024
Directional Drilling drilling fluid management
Top 10 Common Mistakes in Directional Drilling Fluid Management

Let’s explore the top 10 mistakes associated with drilling fluids and strategies to avoid them....

April 29, 2024
Directional Drilling linear motion shaker
From the Pit and Beyond: A Breakdown of Your Mud...

Today’s mud recycling systems, whether referred to as mud reclaimers, recyclers or cleaning systems, represent a signi...

March 22, 2024
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Obituary – Frank Canon, HDD Industry Icon

Drilling fluids guru-extraordinaire Frank Canon passed away on Jan. 5....

January 9, 2024
Directional Drilling HDD solids
Mastering Solids Control: A Vital Element in Modern Horizontal Directional...

Efficiency in directional drilling and production hinges on the properties of the drilling mud, and these properties sho...

November 27, 2023
Business/People Wyo-Ben project
Wyo-Ben Acquires Bentonite Operations of M-I Swaco

The acquisition of M-I Swaco's bentonite operation by Wyo-Ben brings together two industry powerhouses with complementar...

November 8, 2023
Directional Drilling fluid cleaning system
Fluid Cleaning Systems can Keep Equipment, Crews Running at Peak...

A fluid cleaning system allows operators to increase fluid velocity, suspending solids in the fluid and be removed from...

October 26, 2023
Directional Drilling mud reclaiming
Mud Reclaiming on Mid-Size and Large-Diameter HDD Projects

Over the last decade, reclaimers (recyclers, mud recycling systems) have become a staple for mid-sized to large-diameter...

July 7, 2023
Directional Drilling fluid loss and MMO drilling fluids
MMO Drilling Fluids: Floating Rocks

Cobble and gravel are undoubedtly the worst soil conditions to have to drill through, be it horizontal directional drill...

April 28, 2023
Horizontal Directional Drilling inadvertent return
How to Prevent Inadvertent Returns on your HDD Project

In one way or another, if you’ve worked in or around the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry, you&rsquo...

February 28, 2023
Directional Drilling Vermeer MX300
Dry or Liquid? The Pros and Cons of Dry and...

Knowing how to mix drilling fluids is an essential part of maximizing your horizontal directional drill’s efficien...

November 22, 2022
Canada floc water system
Engineered Drilling Fluid Programs – The Mud Engineer, You Never...

Engineered Drilling Fluid Programs (EDFPs) act as a guide for tank hands, a bidding tool for contractors and as an educa...

June 14, 2022
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HDD Drilling Fluids – Using the Right Stuff

We have been telling you for years now to use “the right stuff” when it comes to horizontal directional dril...

April 25, 2022
Horizontal Directional Drilling inadvertent return
How to Prevent and Mitigate Drilling Fluid Loss

Some in the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry refer to the appearance of drilling fluid in a place other th...

October 18, 2021
Directional Drilling Wyo-Ben project
Celebrating 70 – Wyo-Ben Continues to Look to the Future

Wyo-Ben marks its 70th anniversary in 2021 and topping the list of what company officials are most proud of during this ...

April 19, 2021
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