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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ditch Witch released the JT21 directional drill, an upgraded replacement for the JT20. “Any operator who puts the JT21 drill to work will quickly see why it’s the most powerful drill in its class,” ...
Long bore days test HDD operators. Hours in the seat. Noise in your ears. Weather in your face. This is not a good formula for a contented operator, and quality horizontal directional drilling ...
Efficient drilling in shale reservoirs requires detailed 3-dimensional (3D) horizontal well trajectories. An orthogonal-arc trajectory (OAT) method assumes a single constant curvature in the curved ...