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 ...

Data from Permian basin drilling show the benefits of automation advances. Next-level drilling automation executes steering decisions from the bit guidance system automatically. Slide sequences are ...

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 ...

Built to boost jobsite uptime, the AT120 offers a 20-ft. end-to-end drill pipe on board, helping operators put more pipe in the ground. New technology enhancements include a patent-pending Virtually ...

At-a-Glance: Directional drilling safety centers on well control integrity, high-pressure systems, rotating equipment, and collision avoidance. The protocols below define the barriers, procedures, ...

TT Technologies will be displaying its latest compact directional drilling equipment at the Utility Expo in Louisville, KY, September 28 to 30. According to the company, the Grundodrill 5X represents ...

This isn’t the first time I’ve crossed one of my father’s 50-year-old paths. About 10 years ago, on a business trip to South Korea, I shot a photograph of the East Gate in Seoul. Surrounded by ...

Directional drilling in shale formations is applied to place long horizontal laterals precisely within thin, mechanically favorable target intervals, enabling multi-stage stimulation and economic ...

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 ...