LANSING — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put forward a new potential option for the replacement of the Line 5 oil pipeline. The Corps released a new report examining the possibility of ...

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) was introduced in the late 1980s; the process was not an overnight success. Drill manufacturers spent the initial years explaining to skeptical contractors the ...

Beaches Energy Services of Jacksonville Beach, Florida -- along with contractor Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Florida -- demonstrate directional, horizontal boring, pulling 400 feet of conduit to ...

The Grundodrill 28N directional drill rig offers 62 lbf. of thrust and pullback, 8,110 lb.-ft. of torque and a bore length of 1,640 ft. Five-position swivel cabin provides an optimum viewing of all ...

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is challenging and difficult work fraught with unknown obstacles. While it's not possible to eliminate every obstacle, bore planning software tools developed by ...

Directional drilling has been an integral part of the oil and gas industry since the 1920s. While the technology has improved over the years, the concept of directional drilling remains the same: ...

In Part 1 we discussed why there is rapid expansion of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) for undergrounding transmission and distribution line; mainly to prevent storm-related and wildfire outages ...

A bore drive head attachment allows the users of Toro's mini loaders to dig under sidewalks and driveways to simplify irrigation and cable installations. With shorter rod lengths and the ability to ...

The City of Rathdrum is asking residents to severely limit water use after the city's main sewer line was damaged. The city ...