Design guidelines and procedures for guided horizontal drilling
- Jason Consultants International, Inc., Washington, DC (United States)
- Maurer Engineering, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
- Gas Research Institute, Chicaco, IL (United States)
Jason Consultants International, Inc., under the sponsorship of the Gas Research Institute (GRI), has developed guidelines, procedures and software, which are described in this paper, for the installation of polyethylene gas pipe using guided horizontal drilling. Jason was aided in this development by two key subcontractors; Maurer Engineering who wrote the software and NICOR Technologies who reviewed the software and guidelines from a utility perspective. This program resulted in the development of commerically viable software for utilities, contractors, engineering firms, and others involved with the installation of pipes using guided horizontal drilling. The software is an interactive design tool that allows the user to enter ground elevation data, alignment information and pipe data. The software aides the engineer in designing a drill path and provides plan and profile views along with tabular data for pipe depth and surface profile. Finally, the software calculates installation loads and pipe stresses, compares these values against pipe manufacturer`s recommendations, and provides this information graphically and in tabular form. 5 refs., 18 figs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 263398
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9603151-; TRN: 96:003609-0002
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: No-Dig `96: North American Society for Trenchless Technology conference, New Orleans, LA (United States), 31 Mar - 3 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of International NO-DIG `96 conference - trenchless sounds the right note; PB: 692 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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