Tag Archives: horizontal wells
History of Horizontal Wells
Volume 8, Issue # 10 – October 2022 Directional drilling began with surveying of oil and gas wells in the…
Sideways Sparging
Volume 8, Issue # 10 – October 2022 We frequently point out that pretty much any kind of vertical remediation…
Sub Slab Depressurization Wells: Shallow Can Be Tricky
Ellingson-DTD recently completed the installation of three sub slab depressurization wells for the purpose of vapor mitigation at a medical…
Extracting Water from Horizontal Wells
Volume 8, Issue #6 – June 2022 There isn’t a more pure or fundamental application for a well than extraction….
Coal Ash Project Enters Another Phase
Ellingson crews are currently completing the installation of three horizontal capture wells at a coal fire power plant in the…
Utility Strike (Unmarked) Ruins Everyone’s Day
A utility strike represents one of the most common ways a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project can quickly turn south. …
Horizontal Wells Project Highlight – California
Ellingson recently completed the installation of four horizontal wells at a former defense fuel support site in California. Project objectives…
Changing Direction Mid-Bore
Volume 8, Issue #4 – April 2022 The “directional” in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) means the driller can steer the…
How to “Develop” an SVE Well
Volume 8, Issue #3 – March 2022 If you’ve ever installed a vertical soil vapor extraction (SVE) well, you enjoyed…
Limited Access – Not Always About Space
Generally, when we think of the term “limited access” as it pertains to a drilling project we think of “tight…