Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Good Practices Guidelines Training in Seattle, Washington

The HDD Good Practices Guidelines course is geared to provide an in-depth overview of HDD from planning to demobilization and covers these five topics:(1) HDD operation and application; (2) HDD equipment and materials including rigs, drill pipe, bits, reamers, and down hole tools; drilling fluid recycling and recovery systems, drilling fluids and additives, and tracking equipment; (3) planning including surface and geological investigations, utility surveys, bore planning, and regulations and permitting; (4) jobsite safety including planning and preparation, traffic control, and safety equipment, practices, and response; and (5) risk reduction, trouble shooting and mitigation. The target audience is contractors, public works and municipal personnel, consulting engineers and inspectors.

NASTT members save $150 on their registration fee, which includes: attendance to the seminar, classroom materials, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon break, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) issued by a participating university and a complimentary copy of the HDD Good Practices Guidelines manual. The non-member rate includes a one-year membership to NASTT (a $200 value).

The HDD course is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm, and Wednesday, May 16, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm.