HDD
Melfred Borzall FastBack
Melfred Borzall’s one-of-a-kind patent-pending FastBackTM system is changing the way contractors handle HDD boring. FastBackTM is Borzall’s new system for direct pullbacks without removing the drill head or installing a backreamer. This unique system includes the FastReamTM housing – used in place o..
Polyethylene Pipe Installation Revitalizes 1800s Neighborhood
Leavenworth, founded in 1854, is the oldest city in Kansas. Workers have actually unearther some wooden pipelines, but many are cast iron that have long-served their time for the city’s 36,000 residents. Today, those pipes are often corroded to the point of leaking and even bursting. About a decade ..
New productivity tools help HDD contractors work smarter, not harder.
The world’s aging infrastructure, expanding population and growing energy demands create an environment that will keep horizontal directional drilling contractors in high demand. At the same time, HDD contractors face new challenges, as project owners demand more information and detailed documentati..
A Small HDD Mud Recycler Built for Big Success
Some of the best new product ideas come from customer conversations. Equipment manufacturers often talk with underground construction contractors about their ever-changing equipment needs on horizontal directional drilling (HDD) job sites. When utility contractors talk about their biggest HDD pain p..
American Augers Introduces Mid-Range Rig, Fluid Recycling System
American Augers has introduced two new horizontal directional drilling (HDD) products – the DD-110 directional drill and M200D drilling fluid recycling system. The 110,000-pound pullback DD-110 represents the “low” end of the company’s mid-range directional drill lineup. The M200D fluid recycling sy..
Directional Drilling: Reamers & Hole Openers
Century Products Century Products introduces a new line of Fly Cutters engineered for maximum performance and reliability. Incorporating a robust square tube design to ensure longevity with superior strength, this new design features the ability to pull or push ream due to strategically placed cutt..
McLaughlin Premiers Truck-Mounted Vac-Ex
by Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor McLaughlin introduced a new truck-mounted vacuum excavator at the 2015 ICUEE show in Louisville, KY. The primary market for the machine is expected to be horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors for cleaning up drilling fluid and high-production potholing. The..
UC's HDD Rig Spotlight
Ditch Witch The 268-hp JT100 is an incredibly powerful machine, but it’s not power that makes it so productive, it’s how the power is distributed. The JT100 is designed to deliver power where it’s needed to complete the bore in the most efficient manner, without compromising power to other machine f..
Underground Construction Drilling Fluids Guide 2015
Bentonite Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (281) 871-4613, www.baroididp.com Aquagel: Premium grade Wyoming sodium bentonite used as viscosifier and filtrate reducer in freshwater drilling fluids. Meets the requirements of API Specification 13A, Section 9. NSF/ANSI Standard 60 certified. Bore-Gel..
Record Setting Houston Ship Channel Crossing
by Greg Goral, design engineer, Michels Directional Crossings; and Donald Mueller, assistant operations manager, Michels Directional Crossings The 50-mile-long Houston Ship Channel is regarded as a modern marvel of civil engineering. So is the 2.6-mile-long cable-stayed Fred Hartman Bridge that spa..
Thunder Products Introduces Large HDD Recycling System
Thunder Products is introducing a new Thunderstorm drilling fluid recycling system at the 2015 ICUEE show in Louisville, KY, in late September. The Thunderstorm III becomes the largest of three fluid recycling system models in the Thunder Products lineup, said company President Dan Sharpe. It is des..
Vermeer Launches S3 Navigators
“Speed, simplicity and sound are represented by the S3 designation,” said Jon Kuyers, Vermeer senior global product manager, underground. “To earn the S3 badge, a machine must document improvements in each of those areas.” Kuyers said each model has been upgraded with a simplified design providing e..
Vermeer Launches Productivity Tools Package
Vermeer productivity tools package InSite Productivity Tools from Vermeer help HDD contractors streamline and simplify the entire job process from planning to invoicing, allowing the contractor to more easily document project work. By combining documentation, bore planning, data collection and remot..
Laney Completes Record-setting Direct Pipe Installation
In 2013, due to the surge in domestic natural gas production and abundant U.S. supplies, Houston-based Cheniere Energy made a prudent business decision. Recognizing the economic opportunity that could be derived from exporting (versus importing) natural gas, Cheniere Energy embarked on a major upgra..
Equipment Spotlight: Drilling Fluids/Polymers
Drilling fluids/polymers by CETCO Drilling Products, M-I SWACO, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products and Wyo-Ben.
Equipment Spotlight: Downhole Directional Drilling Tools
Downhole directional drilling tools by Hunting Trenchless, HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, Sharewell HDD, Railhead Underground Products, INROCK, Ditch Witch, Vermeer, American Augers, Radius HDD Tools, Melfred Borzall, StraightlineHDD and Horizontal Technology.
Power Dynamics Completes HDD Rig For Harding Directional Drilling
Power Dynamics LLC (PDI) announces completion of a custom designed and manufactured maxi-rig for Harding Directional Drilling of Bryan, TX.
Updated AEM Safety Manuals Outline Directional Drilling Best Practices
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has produced a new Directional Drilling safety manual and updated its Directional Drilling Tracking Equipment safety manual to reflect the latest industry best practices for drilling safely.
Equipment Spotlight: Tracking Systems
Tracking systems by Ditch Witch, Digital Control Inc., Radiodetection/SPX Corp., Horizontal Technology, Underground Tools Inc., Sharewell HDD Services and INROCK.
New Pipeline Construction Product Allows for Simple Installation of Standard PVC Pipe in Houston HDD Project
One of the challenges facing municipalities in the replacement of failing pipelines is that many of these pipelines are located in developed and populated areas.
Equipment Spotlight: Downhole Directional Drilling Tools
Downhole directional drilling tools by Armadrillco, HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, Railhead Underground Products, INROCK, Ditch Witch, Vermeer, American Augers, Radius HDD Direct, Melfred Borzall, Sharewell HDD Services, Horizontal Technology, Ballantine, Hunting Trenchless and Straightline.
Another HDD Intersect Record Set
A horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation completed last summer under the Sabine River and nearby swamplands is believed to be the longest ever made at 11,065 feet.
U.S. Drilling Products - Directional Underground Boring Bit
Manufactured in the United States from the toughest wear-resistant tungsten carbide, U.S. Drilling Products’ new Directional Underground Boring Bit is gaining attention for its rock-busting capabilities.
2013 Large Directional Drilling Rig Census
<em>Underground Construction</em>’s 2013 census of large horizontal directional drilling contractors is an effective tool when selecting the right size of drill rig to fit specific project needs in managing a successful HDD operation.
HDD Rigs: Equipment Spotlight
HDD Rigs from TT Technologies, Toro, Vermeer, Ditch Witch, Barbco, American Augers and Universal HDD.
Editor's Log: HDD Initiatives At UCT
There was a time, back in the 90s, when the horizontal directional drilling market was a huge segment of the annual Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition. Since then, UCT has grown to truly encompass all aspects of the underground marketplace with construction and rehabilitation of sewer and water systems topping the list.
Underground Construction's 2013 Drilling Fluids Guide
A listing of both bentonite and polymer drilling fluids, divided by type and company.
2012 Large Directional Drilling Rig Census
Underground Construction’s 2012 census of large horizontal directional drilling contractors is an effective tool when selecting the right size of drill rig to fit specific project needs in managing a successful HDD operation.
Study Shows Trenchless Technology Suitable For Longer Pipe Installations
With the advent of new construction technologies comes the need for proven field tests to advance their use. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) using ductile iron pipe, first introduced in 1994, is a method of installing the pipe underground without digging a trench.
15th Annual Horizontal Directional Drilling Survey
Despite pockets of negativity, the majority of horizontal directional drilling contractors continue to enjoy a robust business atmosphere for 2013, and most expect that environment to continue for the foreseeable future.
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