Tag Archive: HDD

Ditch Witch AT120 HDD
Product Showcase – Ditch Witch Unveils the AT120

The Ditch Witch AT120 is the successor to the Ditch Witch AT100 and the American Augers DD110....

Terra Jet DJ23 Horizontal Directional Drill
Terra HDD Equipment Now Available in North America

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors in North America have a new option when looking for their next drills....

Ditch Witch AT40 hdd
Hard Rock Technology: Advancements in HDD Tooling Technology Help Contractors...

Understanding the benefits of these advancements in technology and implementing them correctly on the jobsite can help H...

Dick Melsheimer
Melfred Borzall Marks 75 Years

As the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry marks its golden anniversary in 2021, one of its early pioneering ...

Vermeer QuickFire HD
Product Spotlight – Vermeer QuickFire HD

In early July, Vermeer Corp. announced the launch of the Vermeer QuickFire HD connection system for utility horizontal d...

HDD jobsite
Celebrating HDD at 50

Horizontal directional drilling — better known as HDD — is now 50 years old. Hard to believe there was a tim...

mud recycling in New York
Contractor Puts Creative Mud Recycling Plan into Action on Electrical...

Continuous bore shots of 800 ft in the sandy soils of Long Island, New York, and all the machinery needed to be taken of...

maxi rig
Maxi Rig Work in Urban Settings

Maxi rigs always seem to grab the headlines of the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) market — those enormous a...

hdd fluid engineer
A Tale of Two Drills: Why a Mud Engineer Is...

As many of you know, our industry is typically required to have a qualified drilling fluid engineer on site. Their prima...

PPI Conduit Design Calculator
PPI Releases Free HDPE HDD Conduit Design Calculator

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), has released a new, free software tool that aids in determining the most approp...

thread compound
Unadulterated Dope: Tips for Proper Storage of Thread Compounds

Since Jan. 10, 1901, when a well at Spindletop struck oil and the Texas Oil Boom began, oil and gas have been vital aspe...

Ditch Witch hdd rig close-up
Gain Efficiency, Extend Drill Pipe Life With Proper Drilling Techniques

The normal wear and tear that occurs on a HDD jobsite does not have to cut down the useful life of drill pipe....

Dan Sharpe Joins Vermeer’s Pipeline Team

Dan Sharpe, a veteran in the oil field and drilling industry, joins Vermeer Corp. to serve customers in the HDD and pipe...

Ditch Witch hdd
Cut Drilling Fluid Disposal Costs on Small-Scale Utility Jobs

With the right fluid formula and proper recycling equipment, utility contractors can benefit from drilling fluids on sma...