Tag Archives: HDD
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…
The Longest Well
Volume 8, Issue # 9 – September 2022 When discussing horizontal wells with someone unfamiliar with the technology, we frequently…
Complex Project Coordination – 3 Tips
As HDD contractors, we have seen a complex project or two. Sure, most jobs only involve installing a couple of…
Waste Handling 101
Volume 8, Issue # 8 – August 2022 Of all the questions we encounter regularly, some of the trickiest relate…
Vibrating Wire Piezometers Installed with HDD
Ellingson recently completed the installation of four vibrating wire piezometers (VWPs) beneath a shallow channel inlet of San Francisco Bay….
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 Soil Sampling
Volume 8, Issue #5 – May 2022 One question we hear frequently: Can you soil sample using HDD? Unlike with…
Cold Weather and Hard Ground
It’s hard to imagine anyone more ready for the onset of warm spring weather than folks working in the field….
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…