Monday, 1 October 2018

Strengths And Weaknesses In Using Horizontal Drilling

By Janet Moore


By just looking at the huge skyscrapers, beautiful architectural canopies and some tall towers, you probably could say that you are now living in a modernized world. Many technologies had evolved in order to be more useful and convenient for humans. In the engineering world, lots of techniques were being utilized for constructions. They even use rock and dirt directional drilling.

Technology of drilling had begun long ago. Around 2000 BC, it was the Chinese who first started to use this to drill wells. They used cable tool procedure to generate salt water. As the demand of oil began to rise in the mid 19th century, the application of this technology had advanced especially now the world had entered the modern era. Many oil industries are now rising. As a result, this practice is needed.

HDD or Horizontal Directional Drilling is the practice of piercing a well from the exterior to a subsurface area just on top of target gas or oil reservoir. The technique is now modernized unlike the traditional methods before. Moreover, it became really useful for installations of water, gas, and electricity in industries. On the other hand, it also contains some advantages and disadvantages.

The good thing about using HDD on construction is it does not disrupt the land or the surface while it burrows holes so builders can install some pipes and cables. In that case, the work is much cleaner and faster, causing the builders to save some time and also the result is much quicker. Because of that, it became an ideal technique for installing gas, water and sewers.

Traffics are usually the reason why the mood of some persons is ruined. And traffic sometimes occurs when there are road constructions. By utilizing this drilling method, it could reduce the problem of traffics because engineers will not require some permits from the government because the work can do below the road.

For those who dislike having their construction project always delayed, this technique will be their ideal choice. Projects tend to delay because of the poor weather conditions. But HDD will mend that situation for it can still function under that condition. As a result, its flexibility is much higher for it could be installed in any places.

However, using HDD has also its weaknesses. The price of this is quite expensive and it required special tools and skilled crews to utilize the method. Another problem is Barite sag. That would cause some bad logging tools and some complexities on cementing and perhaps on sticking the pipes. Moreover, the function will have some limitations when the surface or land has some cobbles and rocks.

The technique is really useful especially for economic growth. However, it gives some disadvantage to the environment. This human activity can affect the wildlife because of its noise pollution. The oil spills can cause dangerous health effects to animals and even humans. The toxic chemicals released by explosion of pipelines and wells could cause pollution to air and water.

Technologies nowadays bring improvement to the lifestyle and benefits for the people and the economy. Without them, the world will still be stuck up on the ancient period without progressing. But overusing them can cause negative impact on the environment. Humans must also be aware with this.




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