Directional Drills

Directional drilling is also known by other names such as directional boring, slant drilling, horizontal drilling, deviated drilling and is a common method used as part of trenchless technology.

Use of directional drilling

In practical fields such as oil & gas sector, such directional drilling consists of drilling of wells through gas & oil bearing rocks from different angles but the well hole is vertical. Directional drilling also finds its use in conduits & utility pipeline installations. The work involves drilling of pilot borehole in a fixed bore path with least disturbance.

It is primarily used to make crossings under roads, existing structures and roads with the goal of installation of conduits & pipes for transportation of different kinds of materials and fluids. This method is ideal if you are looking to minimize damage to existing constructions and structures.

Benefits

Some of the benefits of using directional drilling include:

  1. Lesser soil disturbance.
  2. Reduction in fractures to present rock formations.
  3. Less contamination of ground water sources.
  4. Reduction in shoring & excavation costs.
  5. Limited disruption of landscape & traffic.
  6. Possibility to drill under surface blockages & ongoing construction site operations.
  7. Drilling into any reservoir where it is difficult to gain vertical access such as an oil field beneath a town or lake.
  8. Capability to group more wellheads together on a single surface location.

Many purchase used directional drilling equipment as a cost effective alternative to purchasing new ones. Underground utility firms and construction contractors are quite familiar with this equipment & frequently utilize these  in place of open-cut constructions for installation of utilities.

How it works

After a horizontal location is marked & existing utilities are traced and their depth is determined at fixed intervals along the path of the drill, the directional drilling starts with tracking of the drill head using electromagnetic fields by an experienced operator to move it around existing utilities.

Many of the popular brands have used directional drilling for sale and that too for affordable prices. Some such brands include; Vermeer, Ditch-Witch, American Auger, Tesmec, CASE, Atlas Copco, Sharewell, Melfred Borzall, Tri Flo, Vac-Tron, Tulsa, Ring -O- Matic & Astec.

VERMEER D16X20 HDD DIRECTIONAL DRILL BORING MACHINE DITCH WITCH CASE ASTEC
VERMEER D16X20 HDD DIRECTIONAL DRILL BORING MACHINE DITCH WITCH CASE ASTEC
Paypal   US $25,000.00
Drill Pipe Screens - Directional Drilling – Oilwell
Drill Pipe Screens - Directional Drilling – Oilwell
Paypal   US $78.00
DITCH WITCH JET TRAC DIRECTIONAL DRILL UNIT JET TRAC 1
DITCH WITCH JET TRAC DIRECTIONAL DRILL UNIT JET TRAC 1
Paypal   US $2,499.00
**SUBSITE 750TKR DIRECTIONAL DRILL LOCATOR W/TWO 86B BEACONS**
**SUBSITE 750TKR DIRECTIONAL DRILL LOCATOR W/TWO 86B BEACONS**
Paypal   US $7,500.00
1992 GMC 2 1/2 TON TOP KICK TRUCK~GOOD DIRECTIONAL DRILL BORE TRUCK~VERMEER~DITC
1992 GMC 2 1/2 TON TOP KICK TRUCK~GOOD DIRECTIONAL DRILL BORE TRUCK~VERMEER~DITC
Paypal   US $2,000.00
Vermeer directional drill w/vermeer navigator & trailer
Vermeer directional drill w/vermeer navigator & trailer
   US $6,400.00
2008 DITCH WITCH JT8020 MACH 1 DIRECTIONAL DRILL BORING MACHINE
2008 DITCH WITCH JT8020 MACH 1 DIRECTIONAL DRILL BORING MACHINE
   US $335,000.00
1996 VERMEER D24X40 NAVIGATOR DIRECTIONAL DRILL
1996 VERMEER D24X40 NAVIGATOR DIRECTIONAL DRILL
   US $27,500.00
Ditch Witch 4020 Directional Drill Head
Ditch Witch 4020 Directional Drill Head
Paypal   US $99.00
VERMEER  24X40a DIRECTIONAL DRILL FOR PARTS~HYRDROLIC PUMP~ENGINE~GOOD DEAL
VERMEER 24X40a DIRECTIONAL DRILL FOR PARTS~HYRDROLIC PUMP~ENGINE~GOOD DEAL
Paypal   US $5,000.00
Universal HDD UNI 110x120 - 2011 Horizontal Directional Drill
Universal HDD UNI 110x120 - 2011 Horizontal Directional Drill
Paypal   US $36,698.23
95 Vermeer D10 Horizontal Directional Drill Boring Machine Deutz Turbo Bore NR
95 Vermeer D10 Horizontal Directional Drill Boring Machine Deutz Turbo Bore NR
Paypal   US $2,125.00
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