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: ...

Horizontal directional drill (HDD) operators can meet a variety of new jobsite requirements with the new DD600 maxi-rig directional drill from American Augers. Replacing American Auger’s DD440T, the ...

The AT120 is an all-terrain Ditch Witch directional drill is the company’s largest. It replaces the Ditch Witch AT100 and American Augers DD110. The hydraulic directional drill (HDD) has 15,500 lb.-ft ...

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 ...

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 the controlled deviation of a wellbore from vertical to a planned three-dimensional trajectory (inclination and azimuth) to place the well precisely in the subsurface. This ...

NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Scientific Drilling International (SDI), the U.S. oil industry's largest independent directional drilling firm, is being offered to potential buyers at a valuation of more ...

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 ...

In today’s high-demand energy sector, utilities and infrastructure developers face increasing pressure to deliver projects more quickly while minimizing disruption to the environment and surrounding ...