Technical difficulties and innovation in the Jiangyin Yangtze River crossing project of 3300 m HDD

The Jiangyin Yangtze River Crossing Project sets up a record with the length of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) of 3300 m in the world. Inevitably, many technical difficulties might exist in pilot hole docking, reaming torque, property requirement and recovery of drilling fluids, and pullback...

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Main Authors: Wu Yiquan, Lü Guiming, Xu Liangkui, Zhang Panjun, Mao Naibing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2014-10-01
Series:Natural Gas Industry B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854014000175