Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Horizontal Directional Drilling

Benefits of horizontal directional drilling

We have established ourselves as the leader in HDD industry. HDD constitutes an important component of many pipe­line construction projects. For more than twenty years we have employed this drilling technique as an environmen­tally friendly, safe, realiable and efficient alternative to conventional construction methods. Horizontal directional drilling is more efficient, often more economi­cal, faster and, above all, has much less impact on the environment. It is also widely used in the oil and gas, power and telecommunications industries for bringing pipelines and cables ashore or taking them offshore.

The characteristics of HDD make it the best solution for many customer needs; in some cases it provides the only prac­tical solution. Nacap uses horizontal directional drilling for, among others: 
  • Waterways
  • Nature reserves
  • Major roads and traffic junctions
  • Railways
  • Industrial sites
  • Densely populated regions and urban areas
  • Landfalls and outfalls
  • Flood plains and bogs
  • Unstable soil conditions
  • For getting below contaminated ground.
  • Environmentally friendly with minimal disturbance 

The traditional method of constructing a pipeline, in which a trench is exca­vated, can lead to major obstructions and objections amongst various autho­rities and in different areas. Horizontal directional drilling avoids breaking open or causing damage to these areas and it minimises the impact to the surroun­dings of the works.

HDD in steps
• a pilot hole is drilled according to the pro­file design. Directional control is achieved by using the survey steering tool system. The survey probe installed in the drilling assembly measures the survey data re­quired for steering the drilling tool along the design profile• The hole is then enlarged and conditioned in stages using a sequence of reamers/flycutters/hole openers to the required diameter for receiving the product pipe• The product pipe is then pulled into the hole by the rig

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