Horizontal Directional Drilling is a trenchless technique of installing underground pipes and conduits that is gaining in popularity. Besides enabling crossings underneath rivers, roads and structures ...

as the Father of HDD, crossed the Pajaro River in northern California in 1971. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has gained popularity in the power delivery industry for undergrounding ...

In Part 1 we discussed why there is rapid expansion of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) for undergrounding transmission and distribution line; mainly to prevent storm-related and wildfire outages ...

Directional drilling has been an integral part of the oil and gas industry since the 1920s. While the technology has improved over the years, the concept of directional drilling remains the same: ...

World Pipelines interviews Ditch Witch’s Cory Maker (Senior Product Manager) and Jeff Davis (Product Manager – HDD) on ...

Choosing the right size horizontal directional drill (HDD) for utility work can be a real challenge. Trying to manage multiple customers in multiple locations and varying ground conditions can ...

Horizontal directional drill (HDD) giants Ditch Witch and Vermeer both report a strong market for directional drills and continue to invest in technology for their customer bases, including dual rod ...

Several Russian oil field case histories have demonstrated that expandable-profile tubulars or pipes have proven to be an effective way to control formation caving and sloughing problems in ...

Vermeer's D8x12 Navigator horizontal directional drill is sized to work in tight spaces for small service installations, offers a low noise emission level of 85 dBA and can fit through a 36-in. gate ...

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that Sirte Oil and Gas Production and Manufacturing Company has carried out a directional drilling operation at the Al-Khair oil field using an artificial ...