A concept that employs expandable-profile liners, developed to shutoff high-pressure water flows in drilling operations, has proven to be effective for isolating water influx from directional and ...

81 percent of completed wells in the oil and gas industry were horizontal or directional in 2021. The number of completed oil and gas wells fell by 66 percent between 2010 and 2021. Horizontal well ...

as the Father of HDD, crossed the Pajaro River in northern California in 1971. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has gained popularity in the power delivery industry for undergrounding ...

Directional drilling improves well productivity by maximizing reservoir contact, precisely placing the wellbore in the highest-quality rock, and managing unwanted fluids (water/gas) through optimal ...

Horizontal directional drill (HDD) giants Ditch Witch and Vermeer both report a strong market for directional drills and continue to invest in technology for their customer bases, including dual rod ...

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: ...