NASTT Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Good Practices Workshop
Wednesday, March 7   8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Presenters: Dr. Samuel T. Ariaratnam Del E. Webb School of Construction at AZ State Dr. David Bennett Bennett/Staheli Engineers

Who Should Attend: Contractors, public works, consulting engineers and inspectors.

The HDD Good Practices Guidelines course is geared to provide an in-depth overview of HDD from planning to demobilization and covers these five topics:

(1) HDD operation and application

(2) HDD equipment and materials including rigs, drill pipe, bits, reamers, and down hole tools; drilling fluid recycling and recovery systems, drilling fluids and
additives, and tracking equipment

(3) planning including surface and geological investigations, utility surveys, bore
planning, and regulations and permitting

(4) jobsite safety including planning and preparation, traffic control, and safety equipment, practices, and response

(5) risk reduction, troubleshooting and mitigation