HDD drilling Articles
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Principles of HDD Solids Control & Buyers Guide
Relative to the use of drilling fluids within the oil & gas industry, the use of drilling fluids within the horizontal directional drilling (“HDD”) industry, is new. As the use of HDD technology did not become mainstream until the 1980’s, it took another decade before drillers started to consider the use of basic drilling fluids. Even today, the amount of research and ...
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Horizontal Directional Drilling - A Green and Sustainable Remediation Remedy
Interest in using sustainable practices and technologies for environmental cleanup has increased notably within the past few years. The US EPA and many states have published recommended practices to reduce the environmental footprint of cleanup operations, and many consultants and contractors are attempting to “go green” in contaminated site remediation. It makes sense to conserve ...
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HDD-Exploring and Navigating Through the Terrastellar Cosmos
The following excerpts are from a featured article that was originally published in Trenchless Technology. In the very recent past in a galaxy far, far away (actually M87 a mere 55 million light years away), the first images of a black hole were reportedly made deep in space. Pretty impressive stuff but a bit closer to home is the reality that horizontal directional drilling (HDD) activity is ...
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VC5 Vertebrae data in high definition - Case Study
SITE Confidential Site in South, FL CONTAMINATION Solvents OBJECTIVE One age old issue for proper site characterization is inaccessibility. Most sites have some type of building or structure in the way of completing an easy assessment. Often a building lies near or directly on top of a source of contamination where it matters most. Some buildings lend themselves to gathering limited data ...
By EN Rx, Inc.
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Case study - Saving Time, Money And The Environment Through Chemistry
Since 1990, KEM-TRON Technologies Inc. (KEM-TRON) has been providing sophisticated solids control and dewatering products to customers around the world. In doing so, KEM-TRON has developed a unique set of core competencies that have made us a service leader in separation technology. By combining expertise in both dewatering polymers and solid/liquid separation technologies, KEM-TRON has developed ...
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Maintaining and Improving the Efficiency of Drilling Equipment and Accessories
The first human-made wells were made over 8,000 years ago. Since then, millions of wells have been dug across the world. The used technologies, drilling methods, and equipment have been transforming as time goes by. Efficient tools and equipment from brands such as Supermill have been developed for drilling purposes. The maintenance and attainment of optimal machine and equipment efficiency ...
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Reconsidering horizontal to vertical well ratios for site clean-up
Directional drilling has been used for a variety of purposes; utilities, dewatering, and remedial activities. Cutting costs for remedial activities it is always of consideration. What the costs are to clean-up a site via traditional vertical extraction wells versus using a horizontal well system needs to be reconsidered based upon todays remedial challenges. Traditionally, it has been stated that ...
By EN Rx, Inc.
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For a successful finish, you need to start with the right tools
Proper tool selection and pre-planning helps minimize mistakes When Brian Kenkel decided the time was right to start his own business, there were several underground drilling contractors already firmly established. Having been involved with horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for several years before he and two business partners founded Hurk Underground, based in Grinnell, Iowa, Kenkel was ...
By Vermeer
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Working on a level playing field
Ride-On Tractor With Independent Suspension, Steel Tracks Give Utility Contractor Edge Everyone has heard the phrase “competing on a level playing field” in reference to athletics. Well, working on a level playing field, or shall we say jobsite, is just as important in the utility construction market. And sometimes contractors can achieve this even when a jobsiteʼs terrain ...
By Vermeer
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New advances in planning a bore
Software helps take out the guesswork Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is challenging and difficult work fraught with unknown obstacles. While it’s not possible to eliminate every obstacle, bore planning software tools developed by drill manufacturers can help small and large contractors create a bore plan that may help minimize risks. Bore planning software was first introduced 15 ...
By Vermeer
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Installing gravity sewer in tough Georgia rock
It took a contractor who was receptive to an innovative new installation approach, a good deal of patience and a whole lot of determination — after two previous attempts by other contractors using drills and air hammers were unsuccessful — to finally conquer a pesky 800-foot (243.8 m) stretch of tough Georgia blue granite. Hence, project owner Coweta County Water and Sewer Authority ...
By Vermeer
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VC2 Vertebrae AS/SVE under highway - Case Study
SITE Active Fueling Station and Farm Store, Greeley Colorado CONTAMINATION Diesel and Gasoline range organics including LNAPL. The LNAPL plume is approximately 20,000 square feet. The dissolved-phase plume, above RBSLs, is approximately 40,000 square feet. OBJECTIVE The design involved 5 VertebraeTM well systems to provide targeted air sparging (AS) utilizing 29 independent well segments and ...
By EN Rx, Inc.
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Principles of Solids Control
Although the use of drilling fluids within the HDD / trenchless industry is still relatively new, recent trends suggest that this standard is shifting as solids control is one of the most important phases in the drilling process. This shift is due to a growing awareness that drilling fluid maintenance and disposal can become exponential problems as they are both harmful to the environment and ...
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Centrifuge Technology in Drilling Fluid Recycling
Drilling fluid additives and the water that contains them are an essential part and expense of successfully completing a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation, and the longer the bore and larger the product being installed, the more drilling fluids cost. Therefore, it makes economic sense to recycle drilling fluids by removing cuttings and recirculating the cleaned fluids. HDD ...
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Optimizing drilling efficiencies with a solids control system
The correct solids control system can improve drilling rig efficiency, reduce costs and minimize the environmental footprint of your operation Although the use of drilling fluids within the HDD / trenchless industry is still relatively new, recent trends suggest that this standard is shifting as solids control is one of the most important phases in the drilling process. This shift is due to a ...
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