Drilling horizontally under the ground veers away from the traditional cut and cover installation. Installing pipes and utilities this way, on a predetermined path, is considered to be more beneficial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Using indices to describe and compare drilling complexity and analyzing the efficiency of the energy applied to formations while drilling can improve performance. The first part of this series ...

Drillto’s commitment to performance and reliability is reflected in its flagship products, including the Drillto breakout unit and the Horizontal Directional Drilling Rig ZT-21/32CDF. These products ...

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 ...

Over the past several decades, various methods have been proposed to evaluate drilling costs and complexity, but because of the large number of factors and events that affect drilling performance, ...

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 ...

Directional drilling has been an integral part of the oil and gas industry since the 1920s. While the technology has improved over the years, the concept of directional drilling remains the same: ...