PROJECT EXECUTION METHODOLOGY

HORIZONTAL DIAGONAL DRILLING (HDD)

1. Site Clearing and Preparation

2. Installation of Precautionary Measures
3. Delivery of Materials
4. Positioning of Machines
5. Drilling on the Pilot Hole
6. Preparation of Exit Hole
7. Pull Back of HDPE
8. Removal of Machine and/or Equipment
9. Restoration
 PROJECT EXECUTION METHODOLOGY
HORIZONTAL DIAGONAL DRILLING (HDD)

Site Clearing and Preparation of Precautionary Measures

To ensure site safety, work efficiency, and mitigate risk, the process of Site
Clearing and Preparation of Precautionary Measures take place. These involve
preparations of road crossing that will be affected by the said scope of work, along with
installations of precautionary tools and/or materials that will and can enhance the stability
and flow of work with geotechnical report and surveys that include historical information
regarding the site and samples of the ground as a basis.
Delivery of Machine and/or Equipment and Positioning of Machine
The proper and appropriate machine and/or equipment for the Horizontal Diagonal
Drilling work will be delivered and set-up on a stable ground with the right bearing capacity
for a continuous flow of work to avoid sensitive areas that can cause work disturbance.
This certain part of the activity will include the proper system of positioning of the machine
to evade or minimize the interference to the workers and also to the passing vehicles.
Drilling on the Pilot Hole
The main execution of the Horizontal Diagonal Drilling work will start with the
drilling on the Pilot Hole. With the predetermined design path, a pilot hole is horizontally
drilled and continues under and across the established and aligned obstacle. The
electronic transmitter that directs a signal to the surface which is read by the receiver,
which transmittal of information back to the directional drill rig operator will take place will
be placed in a housing which is directly behind the directional drilling cutting head. With
the transmitted information, the directional driller can steer the bore path in the right trail
to avoid deviation.
Preparation of Exit Hole
Exit hole will be pierces by a drill bit and the downhole assembly will be removed
from the drill string which will be pulled back to the borehole to reach the required and/or
suitable diameter. The reamer will then be attached to the drill string on the opposite end
of the borehole from the drill and pulled back into the pilot hole.
Pull back of HDPE
Once the directionally drilled hole reached the required and/or suitable diameter,
a pullback assembly is made up to the prefabricated pull section. Then a reamer is
attached to the drill string, and will be connected to the product by a pulling head and
swivel. The swivel allows the rotation of the drill string and reamer without rotating the
entire pull section. The directional drilling rig then begins the pullback operation, rotating
and pulling on the drill string as well as circulating drilling fluids. The pullback continues
until the reamer exits the bore path by the directional drill rig and the pipeline is in place.
Removal of Machine and/or Equipment
When the work is considered and confirmed successful, machineries and equipment will
be demobilized and dismantled carefully.