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New HDD Extraction Cradles From HammerHead Trenchless

Same Cradles Can be Used With Range of Hammer Sizes

February 5, 2016

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With little fabrication or welding needed, drillers can address stuck pipe or tooling right away.

Baker Hughes First LEAP Field Trial Doubles, Triples Production

Natural Gas Up 200 Percent, Oil Up 300

January 18, 2016

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The artificial lift technology is specifically designed for unconventional wells.

What Puts the ‘Direction’ in Directional Drilling?

David S. Bardsley

January 1, 2016

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In past columns we have discussed the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for remediation well installations, soil sampling using HDD, and HDD drilling fluids and containment. In this article, we look at another of the unique aspects of the technology — locating and navigation.

You Know the Drill: Rising in Rank in HDD

Valerie King

January 1, 2016

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After graduating high school in the ’90s, Cory Baker started working with pipelines and eventually learned about directional drilling.

How Can I Get Gold Shovel Standard Certified?

Olivia Elliot

January 1, 2016

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Once every minute, underground utilities are unintentionally damaged by utility strikes during excavation work.

Steps to Cut Down on Expensive Horizontal Drilling Frack-Outs

George Dugan

December 1, 2015

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Recently, this author read an article about a horizontal directional drilling contractor who fracked out under a creek.

HammerHead Trenchless Welcomes New President

Kevin Smith chosen to lead HammerHead Trenchless Equipment

October 29, 2015

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New appointee has experience as president of MTI Equipment, another Charles Machine Works company.

Vermeer Ultimate Crew Winner Announced

B&T Drainage Inc. Bested Three Other Crews

October 2, 2015

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Crew wins use of a Vermeer D24x40 S3 NavigatorHDD for one year.

New LaValley Tonghand Exit-Side Wrench for HDD Drillers

Increases Torque-Up Safety, Efficiency

October 2, 2015

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The new exit-side wrench works with pipe tool joints from 6.5 to 10 inches.

Tips for Calculating Setback in Horizontal Drilling

David S. Bardsley

October 1, 2015

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In a past column, we provided a general overview of horizontal wells and their uses for environmental remediation applications. Now it’s time to get a little more detailed.