HDD Design
Detailed HDD Design
Designing an HDD project requires an experienced assessment of many key factors:
- Entry / exit angles, arc radius, and required depth of cover
- Integration of geotechnical information, drilling and pipe design
- Pull force, bending and tensile stresses applied to the product pipe
- Conservative design parameters to accommodate potential anomalies
- Safe Drilling and hole opening operational practices
- Suitability of layout area, pipeline tie-ins, and other construction site conditions
- Suitability of pulling and lifting plans for final pipe installation
Entec's HDD Design services include a wide variety of specialized programs:
Hydro Fracture Mitigation & Response Programs
- Drill path design incorporating suitable depth of cover
- Surface casing installation plan ensuring competent seal
- Drilling fluid pressure analysis, monitoring and management plan
- Drilling fluid design
- Lost circulation Response planning
Pressure Monitoring & Management Programs
- Annular pressure modeling based on borehole geometry and flow characteristics
- Continuous annular pressure monitoring while drilling
- Hydro-fracture prevention during the drilling and reaming processes
High Elevation Differential Drilling Programs
- Hydrodynamic Fluid Analysis
- Hole Cleaning Analysis
- Torque and Drag – Drill Pipe Buckling Analysis
- Frac-Out Mitigation Analysis
- Water In-Flow Control Analysis
Intersect Drilling Programs
- Intersect Path Geometry
- Intersect Guidance Systems
- Torque and Drag – Drill Pipe Buckling Analysis
- Fluid Control Analysis
- Frac-Out Mitigation Analysis
- Hole Cleaning Analysis
