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 ...

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 ...

The Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market size is expected to reach $11. 6 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 5. 8% CAGR during the forecast period. Horizontal drilling is ...

The JT4020 Series horizontal directional drilling machines are now equipped with a welded, double rack-and-pinion thrust drive system designed to stand up to long bores and tough soil conditions ...

HammerHead Roughneck R200 Air Hammer for Small Utility Drills 2-in. rock hammer engineered to allow 7,000- to 10,000-lb. class directional drills to drill through solid rock and other difficult ...

He hired a company called Ironman Directional Drilling, which is based in Salmon Arm. “They happen to have the biggest and most powerful machine around,” he said.

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 than $500 million ...