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 ...

Horizontal Directional Drilling is a trenchless technique of installing underground pipes and conduits that is gaining in popularity. Besides enabling crossings underneath rivers, roads and structures ...

The JT60 is two directional-boring machines in one -- an all-terrain machine capable of boring rock, and an effective dirt drill -- that transports at 31,000 lbs. The JT60 is two directional-boring ...

Data from Permian basin drilling show the benefits of automation advances. Next-level drilling automation executes steering decisions from the bit guidance system automatically. Slide sequences are ...

The horizontal directional drilling market growth is driven by increasing investments in infrastructure development, expanding oil and gas pipeline networks, and rising demand for trenchless ...

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 ...

WUXI, JIANGSU, CHINA, January 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — [Shijiazhuang, China] — Drillto, a prominent manufacturer of horizontal directional drilling (HDD ...

At-a-Glance: Directional drilling safety centers on well control integrity, high-pressure systems, rotating equipment, and collision avoidance. The protocols below define the barriers, procedures, ...

Encana calls them "stomper" systems because of the up-and-down movements of sliding a rig forward. Directional drilling and simultaneous operation methods developed by companies such as Encana and ...

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 ...

Overall drilling activity has dropped significantly in the Piceance Basin of western Colorado in the past few years, leaving WPX Energy as the last major producer still active in Garfield County. The ...