By Jaime Wines, Ditch Witch Director of Parts, Sales and Marketing
A crucial factor in every horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project is ensuring that the drill, drill pipe, and downhole tools are properly matched to the soil conditions. Overlooking this step can lead to reduced productivity, unnecessary wear on equipment, and could mean the difference between a successful bore and a failed attempt.
That’s where our user-friendly, web-based HDD Advisor tool comes in. Designed to streamline tooling configuration, it empowers underground construction operators to confidently and efficiently select the right downhole tools to suit their drill unit and the soil conditions at hand. Best of all, it’s easily accessible—whether you’re in the office or out on the jobsite, the free tool works seamlessly on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Though there are many websites in the industry that provide information about available drill pipe and downhole tooling, the HDD Advisor is the only tool available that fully helps operators build a drill string configuration based off thread compatibility and saves the information for future reference.
Building The Job
Step by step, the tool helps you assemble a drill string, starting with a saver sub or SaverLok®. As you select tool options, HDD Advisor recognizes threads for compatible parts and automatically adds other components required by the tool options chosen.
You can pull up detailed information and photos for each part to help make the right selection. When the drill string is complete, it can be saved for sharing or future reference for similar jobs.
Drilling companies are using HDD Advisor to select drill string configurations to prepare crews and drilling equipment, helping to ensure the correct tooling for the application is on site when needed. Or they use the information when a new drill unit is purchased to make tooling replacement easier in the future.
Historically, identifying the proper tooling for job sites was difficult, time consuming and cumbersome. This tool gives operators and dealers an intuitive tooling-product road map and quickly recommends configurations and solutions based on just a few questions.
Time is money. This tool helps save time on a jobsite, leading to faster project completion and adding to your bottom line.
For more information on the Ditch Witch HDD Advisor, visit www.hddadvisor.com.
