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: ...

Beaches Energy Services of Jacksonville Beach, Florida -- along with contractor Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Florida -- demonstrate directional, horizontal boring, pulling 400 feet of conduit to ...

Ditch Witch replaces its JT4020 with a 60,000-lb.-thrust directional drill that has a patented two-pipe drilling system Ditch Witch replaced its JT4020 directional drill with the new JT60, that can be ...

A directional boring error is disrupting water service in parts of Paddock Lake. A crew performing directional boring for the installation of fiber optic cable in the Whitetail Ridge subdivision ...

D60x90 Navigator horizontal directional drill is powered by a Deere Tier 4-I 185-horsepower engine, supplying 9,000 ft.-lb. of rotational torque and 60,000 pounds of thrust/pullback. The D60X90 offers ...

A pit-launched, laser-guided tool to install 10- to 14-inch-diameter pipe, the AXIS boring system from Vermeer offers underground contractors a new option for trenchless installation of water and ...

as the Father of HDD, crossed the Pajaro River in northern California in 1971. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has gained popularity in the power delivery industry for undergrounding ...

While breaking and repairing the surface is one approach to adding pipes, cables and lines below a driveway, sidewalk or other surface, that method comes with extra labor, cost and challenges.

Dutch grid operator TenneT is preparing to begin horizontal directional drilling at Maasvlakte as part of efforts to connect ...