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March 18, 2020
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Directional Drilling Prime Horizontal ParaTrack Gyro Module
Prime Horizontal Introduces the ParaTrack Gyro Module
January 31, 2020
Directional Drilling Rock tooling can be especially challenging
Considering Buying Used HDD Tooling? Here’s What You Need to Think About
September 17, 2019
Directional Drilling HDD drill bit
HDD Tooling & Productivity Tips: Here’s What You Need to Know
June 11, 2019
Directional Drilling hdd drill pipe
Drill Pipe: The Bones of an HDD Project
May 16, 2019
Directional Drilling fly cutter hdd reamer
Reamer Repair and Maintenance 101

Lifecycles encompass the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry daily. From pipe installatio...

February 21, 2019
Directional Drilling
Drilling Rock: Choosing the Proper Tool

There are various formations of rock with various PSI ratings. There are different bits and tools fo...

January 9, 2019
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall Eagle Claw SD
Product Spotlight: Melfred Borzall Eagle Claw SD

Josh Rishel, with Clearfield, Pennsylvania-based C & R Directional Boring LLC, has been working ...

December 3, 2018
Directional Drilling Armadrillco Straightline HDD
Product Showcase: Armadrillco – The World’s Toughest Tooling

Designed by a driller for drillers, Armadrillco provides a tooling solution for contractors struggli...

November 16, 2018
Directional Drilling backreaming in clay
HDD Tooling Maintenance: Before, During & After

Before we can even discuss maintaining the tools for the job, it is important to ensure you are usin...

September 6, 2018
Directional Drilling LaValley Industries Tonghand
Product Spotlight: TONGHAND by LaValley Industries

Nicknamed the Rig on a Stick by operators in the field, TONGHAND is the most advanced exit side tool...

June 1, 2018
Directional Drilling
Shopping for Used HDD Tooling? Here Are Some Tips to...

New HDD tooling can get expensive. For this reason, many will search to find used tooling that will ...

June 1, 2018
Directional Drilling lavalley
LaValley Industries Adds American Augers as New Distributor

LaValley Industries has entered into a strategic alliance with American Augers to distribute the Ton...

May 24, 2018
Features radius hdd
Radius HDD: Looking at Things a Little Differently

Radius HDD wants to talk tooling with you. All day. Every day. That pretty much sums up how a compan...

May 22, 2018
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall Red Diamond Blade
Product Spotlight: Melfred Borzall Red Diamond Blade

Kerne America Construction, based in Kern County, California, has been working in rocky ground condi...

May 7, 2018
Canada Direct Horizontal Wirless Product
Product Profile: Direct Horizontal Develops Wireless HDD Tool

Direct Horizontal Drilling, of Alberta, Canada, was looking for a way to extend its reach at crossin...

March 19, 2018
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall Fastback System
Product Spotlight: Melfred Borzall FastBack System

A large gas distribution contractor was facing a tough challenge: it had a short horizontal directio...

March 2, 2018
Business/People Melfred Borzall 100K blades
Melfred Borzall Celebrates Production of 100,000 Directional Blades

  Melfred Borzall, one of the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry’s pioneers a...

October 16, 2017
Applications Lewis Mfg. Directional Boring Swivel
Ball Bearing Swivels: What You Need to Know about Selection,...

Ball bearing swivels in general are roller thrust bearings for supporting axial loads. Some models (...

August 31, 2017
Directional Drilling
Trenchless Tech Forum: The Best Bits for Drilling in Shale

Mighty shale. Though this fine-grained sedimentary rock runs on the soft side of earthen material, i...

May 25, 2017