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 ...

Ditch Witch announced several strategic actions to support future growth in its core segments, drive operational efficiencies and reinforce its position as the authority in the underground ...

The immense task of maintaining and expanding the utility infrastructure around the world is a challenging one. The traditional methods of replacement and repair primarily revolved around open trench ...

A multi-part series on what a job superintendent needs to know about the escalating use of horizontal directional drilling for undergrounding transmission and distribution lines. Martin Cherrington ...

Inherent risks exist in any construction project, particularly when installing an underground transmission line. Project partners often run into unexpected encounters when working beneath the earth’s ...

The cables were installed using subsea drilling, HDD and a duct pull-in operation and the ducts will provide a “protected ...

Efficient drilling in shale reservoirs requires detailed 3-dimensional (3D) horizontal well trajectories. An orthogonal-arc trajectory (OAT) method assumes a single constant curvature in the curved ...

The newest addition to the Toro horizontal directional drill (HDD) product line—the DD4050—features 5,000 lb.-ft. of rotary torque, new guarding around the stake-down area to provide an enhanced ...

Works related to the offshore section of the second interconnector commenced, with Nexans starting horizontal directional drilling works in Malta, the Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

“The completion of this colossal horizontal directional drilling is a huge achievement - quite literally” – Ross Ovens, ScottishPower Renewables ...