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Inadvertent Returns Solutions

New Products Provide Inadvertent Returns Solutions

December 2018 No. 73 Vol. 12

Right Turn Supply has introduced two new products to prevent and remediate inadvertent drilling fluid returns during horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations. Drill Seal HDD is an additive composed of a blend of natural plant…

Derrick’s Pyramid Plus Screens

Derrick’s Pyramid Plus Screens Increase Solids Removal for HDD

December 2018 No. 73 Vol. 12

Derrick Equipment Co. has introduced a new screen for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid recycling systems that produces increased solids removal efficiency and finer particle separation. The Pyramid Plus screen uses Derrick’s patented three-dimensional “pyramid”…

HDD Rio Grande crossing

Hard Rock Completes Steel Gas Pipe Crossing Under Rio Grande

December 2018 No. 73 Vol. 12

Every long horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation has something that sets it apart from other projects, but not many involve crossing international boundaries. An example of one that did is a recent river crossing completed…

Michels North American HDD Record

2018 Large Directional Drilling Rig Census

November 2018 No. 73 Vol. 11

When discussing the size of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) rigs, professionals typically refer to a unit’s maximum pullback force. The most common industry standard for large HDD rigs is pullback force of at least 100,000…

Ditch Witch MetaFLO

Ditch Witch HDD Rig Package, MetaFLO Partnership Delivers Customer-Focused Solutions

October 2018 Vol. 73 No. 10

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, released a new JT20XP horizontal directional drill (HDD) package featuring a JT20XP drill and XP44 mixing system. The industry-first solution is the only drilling system in its class…

HDD steering methods

Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: A Challenge to the HDD Industry

September 2018 Vol. 73 No. 9

John English  |  Chief Technical Officer, CCI It appears that regulatory authorities in the U.S. are increasing controls over horizontal directional drilling (HDD) at local, state and federal levels. Is this unneeded government incursion or…

Freeing stuck pipe

Modern Solutions for Freeing Stuck Pipe

September 2018 Vol. 73 No. 9

The business of horizontal drilling poses many risks, and unanticipated problems can cause completion deadlines to be missed or even prevent a job from being completed. Having a drill string or product pipe stuck in…

K3 Directional Drilling

Embracing Change Leads to K3 Directional Drilling’s Success

September 2018 Vol. 73 No. 9

In the wee hours of the morning, long before the sun comes up and tourists line up to visit “The Happiest Place on Earth,” the crew of K3 Directional Drilling Inc., was working on installing…

Vermeer HDD drill

Vermeer Launches Compact, High-Productivity D8x12 Navigator HDD

March 2018 Vol. 73 No. 3

Vermeer expands its line of utility installation equipment with the launch of the D8x12 Navigator horizontal directional drill (HDD), well-suited for small service installations, including gas distribution, power, water and telecommunication networks. “From fiber-to-the-home projects…

Underground Construction's HDD drill pipe selection guide

HDD Drill Pipe Selection Guide 2017

December 2017 Vol. 72 No. 12

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      • Underground Construction January 2019
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        Features

        • 2019 North American pipeline outloot
          North America Pipeline Construction Outlook
        • Snelson, Brotherton HDD project
          Snelson, Brotherton Team-Up to Find Unique Solution to Challenging HDD Job
        • Laney Direct Pipe Cleaning System
          Laney Solves Unique Shore Approach with Record-Setting Direct Pipe Installation
      • Editor's Log

        • Pipeline Expansions
          Market Sense in an Irrational World

        Rehabilitation

        • CIGMAT report 2019
          Transferring Technology from Control Studies to Actual Application
        • Rehab Technology News
          Rehab Products: January 2018
        • HammerHead Trenchless-Per Aarsleff
          HammerHead Trenchless-Per Aarsleff Pipe Technology Partner on Pipe Rehab Innovation
      • Washington Watch

        • PVC4Pipes Develops Archive
          Distribution Pipelines Win Big on New Plastic Pipe Rules

        New Products

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        • IRPC logoSep 25 - 26

          IRPC Americas
          Norris Conference Center, CityCentre
          Houston, TX
          More details

        • Plastic Pipes XIX Las VegasSep 24 - 26

          Plastic Pipes XIX Conference & Exhibition
          Red Rock Resort
          Las Vegas, NV
          ppxix.com

        • Power & Communications Contractors AssociationSep 12 - 14

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          Southampton, Bermuda
          pccaweb.org

        • IPLOCA logoSep 10 - 14

          IPLOCA 52nd Annual Convention
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          London
          iploca.com

        • Hydrocarbon Processing MagazineAug 30

          Hydrocarbon Processing Awards
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          Houston, TX
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          Texas Hurricane Center Conference
          University Hilton, University of Houston
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