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 ...
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) was introduced in the late 1980s; the process was not an overnight success. Drill manufacturers spent the initial years explaining to skeptical contractors the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Maker claims the pneumatic hammer can drill 6.25-in.-diameter holes at penetration rates of up to 150 ft. per hour HammerHead claims its Roughneck R500 rock drilling system can turn any horizontal ...
Directional drilling on multi-well pads is used to drill multiple wells from a single surface location to different subsurface targets, optimizing surface footprint, cycle time, and cost while safely ...
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryan Directional Services, a division of Nabors (NYSE: NBR)—the world’s largest owner and operator of land-based drilling rigs—has selected Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) oil and gas ...
At-a-Glance: Directional drilling safety hinges on robust well control, anti-collision discipline, survey QA/QC, ECD management, and rigorous SIMOPS/permit-to-work controls. The protocols below set ...