Planning Horizontal Directional Drilling for Pipeline Construction

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1.2.2 Drilling the Pilot Hole An HDD drill rig and supporting equipment are set-up at the drill entry location determined during the pre-site planning phase. A pilot hole is drilled along the predetermined drill path. Periodic readings from a probe situated close to the drill bit are used to determine the horizontal and vertical coordinates along the pilot hole in relation to the initial entry point; the pilot hole path may also be tracked using a surface monitoring system that determines the down hole probe location by taking measurements from a surface point. Drilling fluid is injected under pressure ahead of the drill bit to provide hydraulic power to the down hole mud motor (if used), transport drill cuttings to the surface, clean build-up on the drill bit, cool the drill bit, reduce the friction between the drill and bore wall, and stabilize the bore hole. 1.2.3 Reaming of the Pilot Hole The down hole assembly is removed from the drill string upon breaking the ground surface at the exit location and is replaced with a back reamer; The drill string is pulled back through the bore hole and the back reamer enlarges the diameter of the drill hole; The reamer may be pulled from the pipe side of the HDD crossing if additional passes with the reamer are required to achieve the desired bore hole diameter; and The reaming stage may not be necessary during HDDs for small diameter pipelines where the bore hole created by the pilot hole drill is of adequate size to pull back the pipe string (refer to Section 8.5.1). 1.2.4 Pipe String Pull back Pipe is welded into a pipe string or drag section, that is slightly longer than the length of the drill, on the exit side of the bore hole. The pipe is typically coated with a corrosion and abrasion resistant covering, and is commonly hydrostatically pretested to ensure pipeline integrity. The pipe string is pulled over rollers into the exit hole and the pull back continues until the entire pipe string has been pulled into the bore hole. The external coating of the pipe string visible at the entry point is inspected for damage upon completion of the pull back. September 2004 Planning Horizontal Directional Drilling for Pipeline Construction Page 1-4
An internal inspection of the pipe string is performed to identify any damage done to the pipeline during the pull back. Upon successful pull back of the pipe string, the drilling equipment is dismantled and demobilized. The pipe string is connected to the conventionally laid pipeline and work areas are reclaimed with the rest of the pipeline right-of-way. 1.3 Workspace Requirements Workspace for an HDD may require clearing and grading, depending on the entry and exit sites selected for the drill. Since the drill entry location or entry side accommodates the drill rig and supporting equipment, the entry side location requires satisfactory access as well as stable ground conditions to support heavy equipment (Figure 2). Equipment typically found on the entry side of a HDD include: • the rig unit; • power unit and generators; • drill pipe rack and drill pipe; • water pump; • drill mud supply; • drill mud mixing tank; • drill mud pump; and • mud handling and cleaning system. Since the drill exit side is the location for the fabrication of the pipe string as well as where the pipe string is inserted into the bore hole, the workspace required is typically longer to accommodate the pipe string (Figure 2) and may require extra temporary workspace outside of the right-of-way known as "false right-of-way". Equipment typically found on the exit or pipe side of the HDD includes: • exit mud containment tanks/pits; • cuttings settlement tanks/pits; • pipe racks and product pipe; • rollers and pipeline handling equipment; • side booms and other heavy equipment; and • pipelines, welding, coating and testing equipment. Selection of the drill site and exit location is addressed in Section 3.4.2 September 2004 Planning Horizontal Directional Drilling for Pipeline Construction Page 1-5
Page 1 and 2: GUIDELINE Planning Horizontal Direc
Page 3 and 4: OVERVIEW Horizontal Directionally D
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Page 9 and 10: 1 INTRODUCTION Horizontal direction
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APPENDICES September 2004 Planning
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Appendix A - Glossary annular press
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Appendix B - Primary Regulatory and
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Jurisdiction Agency Purpose Northwe
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Appendix C Example Drilling Executi
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d) disposal plan composed of: i) an
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Appendix D - HDD Related Conversion
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Appendix E - Example (Alberta) - Pi
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4. The drilling mud must be cleaned
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