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Horizontal directional drilling

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013425

A technology that uses a specialized drill rig and drillhead locating equipment to create a curved borehole along a pre-determined desired borepath. The drill rig then either pulls or pushes a product, for example well casing, pipeline, telecommunication cables, sewer pipe into the borehole.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013425
FieldEnvironment
SubjectLand, waste and cleanup
ReferencesGlossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks; Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013425",
  "term": "Horizontal directional drilling",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A technology that uses a specialized drill rig and drillhead locating equipment to create a curved borehole along a pre-determined desired borepath. The drill rig then either pulls or pushes a product, for example well casing, pipeline, telecommunication cables, sewer pipe into the borehole.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks; Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/horizontal-directional-drilling/"
}

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