Special applications of the Horizontal Directional Drilling
Technical applications in the environmental sector may be based on the
HDD-Method. DrillTec adapted horizontal directional
drilling to the special needs of environmental technology. One special use is the
blind bore hole.
Blind horizontal filter wells have only an entry point. When the drilling reaches the
determined point and the final diameter is reamed, a washover pipe is installed. The
pipe is pushed into the well and anchored at the end of the drilling in the ground.
Then the washover pipe can be removed, so tensile stress on the well material is reduced
to a minimum.
Schematic illustration of the well installation in a blind bore hole
1. Pilot drilling
2. Overwashing the pilot bore hole/td>
3. Removal of the pilot drill pipe
4. Screen (well) installation
5. Removal of the overwash pipe
1) Drill pipe 2) Bit 3) Bore hole wall 4) Overwash pipe
5) Overwash bit 6) Screen 7) Anchor 8) Former bore hole wall