A Shade On The Horizonal Drilling

By Michelle Wilson


Directional pipe installations have been there since the early 19th century. It is defined as a technique that uses a trenchless method in the oil fields to increase the production of oil. It is also called horizonal drilling, sideways or rotary drilling and it is also mainly used for the installation of utility conduit pipes. This technology is now widely used in the cities or urban areas to install water and electric cables.

In most cases, the technicians place conduit pipes under the surface to prevent them from the obstacles that may be present above the ground. This protects the pipes from avoidable damage and reduces the cost used to maintain the pipes. The environmental remediation company, oil industry, and the utility industry are the three main industries that use this technology.

It can be used to install oil pipelines, water lines, natural gas pipelines, electric cables, sewerage pipelines among many other trenchless installations. During such installations, business operations can continue as normal, and traffic can continue without any interruptions. To add on that, this technique tends to have a construction schedule that is short and predictable thus it saves time.

Due to minimum interruptions, this technique also has the very minimal impact on the environment and the sites. Therefore, if an area is environmentally sensitive, piping can still be done without disturbing wildlife or wetlands. Therefore, most companies like using this technique as it rarely disrupts the environment, unlike the traditional techniques. Since there are a lot of limitations associated with the traditional piping techniques, most technicians have inclined to the directional methods.

Also, the rotary method is way quicker and easier than the traditional technique. The construction cost is also lower since the labor or workforce needed is also low. Since the construction or digging tools usually work perfectly from above the ground, digging of deep excavations is not a must. Additionally, intermediate pits are also not very necessary as any pipe length can be used without disrupting the surface.

There are benefits of this technique of digging, and one of the most important benefits is that one can easily access areas that were initially inaccessible with the traditional methods. Also, private water supply can be quickly installed for customers within a short time thus more, and more people can have access to water. This makes the technique to be often used than the traditional one.

If you want to hire a technician to install water, sewerage or electricity cables using this method, this is important to make sure that they are qualified and have been certified. In this event you are not careful during the installation, a person can do very low standard piping leading to wastage of time and resources. Thus, make sure that you are dealing with skilled technicians who can handle the job with expertise.

Most oil and water companies are widely using the rotary or trenchless technique to construct their pipes since the method is convenient to places that tend to be environmentally sensitive. One is thus advised to research and select the best companies that can install the pipes for them at affordable prices. More so, it is essential to check if the company has good reviews.




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