Pneumatic drilling fluid (or gas-based mud; air-based mud) is used to drill in areas where the use of conventional drilling fluids is not feasible. They are used to drill in depleted zones, areas with low reservoir pressures, and where a loss of circulation is predicted. Pneumatic drilling fluid… View Full Term
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Pipe ramming, or pipe jacking, is a trenchless method used to install steel pipes or casings. It generally refers to open-faced tunneling wherein material is removed using a conveyor or cart. It requires jacking shafts.
Pipe ramming works on the principle of soil displacement and is an excellent method for pipeline installation where ground loss is expected due to shallow depth of…
By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
Trenchless technology is used for the construction and rehabilitation of buried pipelines. Owing to its non-disruptive nature, it has become the method of choice when it…
Pipe ramming is a versatile trenchless method of pipeline installation that is used as such and also in conjunction with other trenchless methods such as horizontal…
Pipe ramming is a trenchless technology used to install underground piping without digging a continuous trench. Pipes are struck by a ramming tool energized by a…
By: Phil Kendon | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
Trenchless tunneling methods have literally changed the shape of laying and maintaining underground piping and utilities over the last 50 years. From an innovative…
Trenchless technology – the construction, repair or replacement of sewer and water pipes, underground utility conduits and other underground utility facilities…
By: Will Carpenter
Pipe jacking is a term that describes a specific trenchless pipeline installation technique. It's also used in conjunction with other trenchless methods, such as…
Trenchless technology is an underground construction technique which uses few or no surface level trenches. The techniques and equipment utilized by this construction…
By: Denise Sullivan | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
Development of trenchless line installation and repair began in the 1960’s. Since its invention, it has become one of the most popular methods of installing and…
Signs reading "Road Closed" have almost become a thing of the past, thanks to trenchless technology. There was a time when laying new pipelines or undertaking repair for…
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