HDD

HDD Helps Producer Tap Gas Reserves Under DFW Airport
August 2009 Vol. 64 No. 8

The Barnett Shale is among the nation’s fastest growing natural gas fields. The formation encompasses more than 5,000 square miles and stretches from Dallas to Fort Worth, TX.

Tips For Selling Used HDD Equipment
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
June 2009 Vol. 64 No. 6

Buyers of used HDD equipment want to get a quality drill at the best possible price. On the other hand, sellers hope to move equipment at a price that matches its value. What can sellers do to get top dollar?

Maximizing The Value, Marketability Of Used Rigs
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
June 2009 Vol. 64 No. 6

Along with most segments of the economy, the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry is seriously affected by a worldwide recession.

Polar opposite
Robert Carpenter, Editor
June 2009 Vol. 64 No. 6

This issue contains the 2009 edition of Underground Construction’s annual horizontal directional drilling survey. This industry-exclusive research always provides an insightful perspective as to the direction and health of this vibrant young industry.

2009 A Bumpy Road But Bright Future Awaits HDD
Robert Carpenter, Editor
June 2009 Vol. 64 No. 6

That the United States (and world) economies are mired in a deep recession is old news. For the horizontal directional drilling industry, this recession is much broader than in 2001 when the telecommunications market imploded.

Centralizer Increases Production Rates, Extends Life Of Other Tools
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
June 2009 Vol. 64 No. 6

Downhole tools are critical components of the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) process—no project can be completed without them. The wrong tools for soil conditions can result in excessive equipment wear and slow production—or even make it impossible to complete a job.

Equipment Aids Safe, Fast HDD Pipeline Installation In Billings
June 2009 Vol. 64 No. 6

Pro Pipe Services, Energy Contract Services and Mears Group Inc. set a high standard in safety, design and planning on a recently completed horizontal directional drilling project.

New Ditch Witch System Tackles Line & Grade HDD
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
May 2009 Vol. 64 No. 5

A new Ditch Witch guidance system for making on-line, on-grade pipe installations with horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment soon will be available, the Charles Machine Works has announced.

Record 42-Inch Bore Helps Connect LNG Terminal, Pipelines
April 2009 Vol. 64 No. 4

When Sempra Energy’s Pipelines and Storage business unit needed to install a new pipeline from Sempra LNG’s new Cameron LNG receipt terminal to existing interstate pipelines north of the LNG facility, they were well aware that the project presented special challenges.

Mears' Workforce Training Capabilities Expanded
November 2008 Vol. 63 No. 11

The Mears Training and Research Facility is adding training for personnel operating horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment and a program to certify HDD equipment following maintenance.

The HDD training program for Mears employees will cover all aspects of operation of the equipment they will be using, from rig up to rig down, including operation of drilling fluid systems, said Kevin Parker, Mears director of safety training environment compliance.

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