Jim Piasecki recently oversaw the drilling fluid requirements for a horizontal directional drilling project at Mission Bay in San Diego.
Eleven months were needed to obtain the special permits required to undertake this project. All necessary precautions were taken to secure the drill site for containment of the drilling fluids and proper disposal of the spoils removed for the bore path. Special provisions were in place in the event that we would encounter inadvertent returns (frack-out) into Mission Bay.