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Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Equipment Spotlight

Downhole tools from Ballantine, Vermeer, American Augers, Armadrillco, Melfred Borzall, INROCK, Railhead Underground Products, Sharewell, HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, Ditch Witch and Drillhead Directional.

13th Annual Directional Drilling Survey: Mixed Market Recovery For HDD

While the overall market recovery for horizontal directional drilling appears to be improving at the mid-year point of 2011, many contractors are still struggling with sluggish economic conditions.

Tight Urban Directional Drilling

CenterPoint Energy Inc., Houston, TX, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas sales and services, interstate pipelines and field services operations. It serves more than five million metered electric and natural gas customers in six states: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Equipment Spotlight: Downhole Directional Drilling Tools

Downhole directional tools from Railhead, Sharewell, INROCK, Melfred Borzall, American Augers, Horizontal Technology, HammerHead, Vermeer, Ballantine and Ditch Witch.

2010 Large Directional Drilling Rig Census

When horizontal directional drilling (HDD) professionals discuss the size of an HDD rig, they usually refer to the maximum pullback force the unit can develop. The most common industry standard for a large directional drilling unit is defined as having a minimum of 100,000 pounds of pullback force. In addition to pullback, the most common specifications used to categorize HDD equipment are rotary torque of drill stem, rotation speed and the size of drill pipe.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Ballantine

Ballantine offers a complete line of backreamers for nearly all ground conditions.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: HammerHead

The TriHawk II drill bit performs best when drilling in dry compressed soil conditions and is a good choice when drilling in hardpan, dry clay and any other compacted soils.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Ditch Witch

The Aggressive Talon Rock Bit is a multi-use bit manufactured for HDD applications in a variety of soil conditions, including sandstone, shale and chunk rock.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Horizontal Technology

The RockReamer is a versatile, cost effective hole opener for HDD – cutting downtime as easily as it cuts rock.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Vermeer

Utilizing a patented tri-cone roller bit and specialized drill head housing, the RS8 rock drilling system allows simple setup, low fluid usage, use of standard locator transmitters and excellent steering efficiency.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Melfred Borzall

The Ogre stacked plate reamer performs in hard soil conditions including shale, sandstone, caliches and cobbles.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Railhead Underground Products

Go Green with the Direct Bore featuring a box end housing with a new stronger door, designed to take the abuse of those tough condition bores.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: American Augers

The Fly Cutter is ideal for use during directional drilling operations in clay and sand soil conditions.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: INROCK

INROCK's XTR platform utilizes an interchangeable block segment cutter (MT/TCI).

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Sharewell

Sharewell’s heavy-duty LTX series of Lo-Torque Hole Opener is ideal for pipeline projects.

2009 Large Directional Drilling Rig Census

When horizontal directional drilling (HDD) professionals discuss the size of an HDD rig, they usually refer to the maximum pullback force the unit can develop.

Underground Tools Inc. directional drilling pipe

Underground Tools Inc. offers a selection of premium quality directional drilling pipe for nearly every make and model of drill rig on the market.

Frozen Sand Provides Directional Drilling Challenge

What acts like solid rock, but really isn’t rock and is located in the heart of the Midwest? That’s a good question, and Tim Huttmann with TH Construction Company, based in Omaha, NE, knows the answer.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Ditch Witch HDD Systems

The Ditch Witch directional drilling product line is the only brand on the market that covers all major systems.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Sharewell LTX Series

Sharewell’s heavy-duty LTX series of Lo-Torque Hole Opener is ideal for pipeline projects.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Ballantine Backreamers

Ballantine offers a complete line of backreamers for nearly all ground conditions.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Horizontal Technology RockReamer

The RockReamer is a versatile, cost effective hole opener for HDD – cutting downtime as easily as it cuts rock.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: INROCK's XTM Mud Motor

INROCK’s new XTM Mud Motor was designed to increase the torque capacity of the drive shaft and bearing assembly.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: American Augers Fly Cutter

The Fly Cutter is recommended for use during directional drilling operations in clay and sand soil conditions.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Railhead DirectBore

The new DirectBore I – 13” rock bit is designed with the big drills in mind.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Vermeer T-Rex, Diamond Cutter

The T-Rex and the Diamond Cutter reamers are designed to help HDD operators efficiently pull product through tough ground conditions.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: HammerHead TriHawk I

The HammerHead TriHawk I drill bit is an aggressive horizontal directional drilling cutting tool for drilling in soft rock conditions up to 8,000 psi.

Downhole Directional Drilling Tools: Melfred Borzall Ogre

The Ogre stacked plate reamer is made for hard soil conditions including shale, sandstone, caliches and cobbles.