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Horizontal Directional Drilling for Managers

Please find the full course description further down the page.

This course is not available for online booking. Please contact us regarding possible dates.

  • Duration

    2 days

  • Language

    English

  • Course code

    UGA037

  • Price

    GBP 4,195.00

    & Excl. 20.00 % VAT
Information

The course details are not available in Portuguese, so we redirected you to the English version.

Horizontal Directional Drilling for Managers

Objective

• The assurance that employees have the knowledge required to manage Horizontal Directional Drilling operations.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Examination

N/A

Course Contents

• Understand the principles of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD).
• Identify the different types of equipment used for HDD.
• Understand the importance of planning in achieving a successful HDD operation.
• Appreciate the principles and practice in developing a drill path profile including prediction of settlement.
• Understand the principles of how to steer the head of a drill string to follow a drill path profile.
• Understand the principles and equipment used for surface tracking the progress of the drill head assembly.
• The importance of monitoring and logging the actual drill path for site record purposes.
• Know what size to ream a pilot bore in relation to a product pipe or duct and recognise the number of reaming steps that may be necessary to achieve the final size.
• Understand the importance of monitoring progress of product pipe installation.
• Understand the Health & Safety, safe-working practices and Environmental issues associated with HDD operations.
• Know the regulations and operation guidelines relating to HDD.
• Understand the importance of drilling fluids used in HDD.
• Interpretation of ground conditions and the implications for identifying the different types of drilling fluid used in HDD. Understanding the influences and control of fluid quality.
• Know how to handle the chemicals used for drilling fluids.
• Understand the implications of disposal of drilling fluids.