Horizontal Directional Drilling - Articles - Page 17

One of the commonly heard terms these days is “big data.” A definition found in a recent Forbes.com article stated that big data is “a collection of data from traditional and digital sources inside and outside your company that represents a source for ongoing discovery and analysis.”

HDD Tackles the Mississippi

Alexis Brumm

April 1, 2014

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Crossing underneath the Mississippi River using horizontal directional drilling sounds like it could be something out of a driller’s fairy tale. Pipeline owner, Boardwalk Louisiana Midstream, made that fairy tale a reality.

Drillers Have a Lot to Talk About

Jeremy Verdusco

April 1, 2014

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I have a soft spot for human achievement. We engineer, drill and tunnel ourselves out of some of the hardest problems imaginable. This month, we write about a project that installed a pipeline for brine under the Mississippi River.

How Long is Your Extended Lateral?

Jeremy Verdusco

March 5, 2014

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I got a crash course in high-tech horizontal drilling on a recent trip to Houston.

Ditch Witch Showcases HDD Tooling at UCT 2014

March 1, 2014

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The Ditch Witch organization showcased some of its latest horizontal directional drill (HDD) tooling at the Underground Construction Technology (UCT) International Conference and Exhibition, held Jan. 28-30 in Houston.

Horizontal Well Drilling Engineer Gives Tips for Oil and Gas Laterals

Jane Thomas

February 16, 2014

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A senior drilling engineer discusses the art and science of extended laterals ahead of oil and gas conference.

Industry Tackles Water Supply Issues for Fracking

Rachel Beavins Tracy

February 1, 2014

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Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have revolutionized natural gas production in the U.S., projected to rise 44 percent from 2011 to 2040 largely due to these technologies.