The horizontal directional drilling market growth is driven by increasing investments in infrastructure development, expanding oil and gas pipeline networks, and rising demand for trenchless ...

Ditch Witch, a division of The Toro Company, has announced several strategic actions to support future growth in its core segments, drive operational efficiencies and reinforce its position in the ...

Directional drilling is used to precisely place wellbores within the most productive parts of the reservoir and to increase reservoir contact, thereby boosting inflow capacity and ultimate recovery ...

Daystar founder Jerry Watson III will remain with the company as the leader of the Indiana operation and maintain an ownership stake in the combined companies. The team will continue to operate out of ...

Ditch Witch released the JT21 directional drill, an upgraded replacement for the JT20. “Any operator who puts the JT21 drill to work will quickly see why it’s the most powerful drill in its class,” ...

Most professionals reach Directional Drilling Supervisor in 4–7 years via field roles (MWD/LWD ? Directional Driller ? Lead Hand) backed by well control certification, offshore safety passports, and ...

The Armor Drilling System from Vermeer is now available for smaller horizontal directional drills (HDDs) ranging from 16,000 pounds to 24,000 pounds of thrust/pullback. Contractors now have access to ...

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Following repeated failure of bicenter drillbits to meet demanding requirements in a number of offshore East Malaysia wells, Royal Dutch/Shell Group's Shell Malaysia Ltd. drilled six wells with an ...

While directional boring is rendering unnecessary much digging, some traditional excavation work will occur at intersections. Besides waterline work, the project also will address a longstanding ...

Efficient drilling in shale reservoirs requires detailed 3-dimensional (3D) horizontal well trajectories. An orthogonal-arc trajectory (OAT) method assumes a single constant curvature in the curved ...