Equipment
Why Reamers Are Important to Trenchless Boring, Plus Available Types of Reamers
Many trenchless drilling projects utilize reamers to help enlarge the pilot borehole. With proper reamer and fluid use, this method can...
Identifying and Managing Dangers Associated with Subsurface Utilities
The risk associated with digging blindly can be dangerous or even fatal. Knowing the location of utility lines is very important prior to...
Extending the Life of Your Trenchless Drill Pipe
Your trenchless drill pipe is probably the most overworked part of your rig; it's abused, over-torqued and often bent in unintended ways....
Everything You Need to Know About Pipe Jacking
Pipe jacking is very efficient and employs a full face machine, but it has its limitations. Learn everything and more about pipe jacking...
An Unboring Yet Basic Guide to Boring
Directional boring is a trenchless way to put drains and pipe into the ground that uses a directional bore between two access pits (one at...
Guided Boring Machine Maintenance Checklist
Guided boring machine maintenance requires keeping all fluid levels on the equipment full. Inspecting and washing drilling mud and other...
Soil Types and How They Affect Trenchless Construction
Variations in soil and rock affect choices in design path, bit and bottom hole assembly, and machinery and mud selection. Soil is also...
The Process of Borehole Expansion
Borehole expansion may prove necessary overtime. Newer technologies, allow workers to expand the existing casings and avoid traditional...
What is a No Dig Show?
Education is an important point for trenchless technology companies, as the industry is still relatively new and growing. A no dig show...
How Tunnel Boring Machines Work
The efficient modern tunnel boring machine (TBM) that smoothly slices through clay, rock and shale is a result of many failed attempts at...
Proper Maintenance for Drill Rig Equipment
Each of the components of a drill rig must be considered individually in order to maintain it. Rigs, rods, bits and back reamers, fluid...
Choosing Drill Rods for Trenchless Tunneling
For trenchless projects, managers select one of three main drill rod categories, A-series, D-series, or O-series. A-series rods are made of...
Working With Drilling Deviations
Drilling deviations come in many forms. The 1st order lineal deviation includes vertical deviation (msVD) and horizontal deviation (msHD)....
The Right Drill Bit for Soft, Medium & Hard Ground Conditions
Depending on the soil structure, a geological investigation provides information on which drill bits should be used for drilling in soft,...
A Look at Hydro Vacuum Excavation
A water jet that’s steered is an effective way of producing a tunnel that follows a project design path almost perfectly. Add suction to...
Trenchless Operations Safety Do’s and Don’ts
Though trenchless construction eliminates excavation, the site selected for beginning the project should be where minimum disruption to...
Horizontal Directional Drilling: 7 Key Facts to Know
Pilot hole curvature, the reamer size and the viscosity of the drilling fluid all require adequate planning knowledge in horizontal...
A Complete Guide to the Usage and History of Drill Bits and Tooling
The drill bit and its tooling practices have evolved to become a mainstay of modern drilling processes. Without these all-important tools,...
An Overview of Robotic Pipe Repair
robotic pipe repair is an essential part of oil companies’ pipeline maintenance. The technology, known as smart or intelligent pigs,...
