Don’t Forget About the Support Equipment on Directional Drilling Job Sites

Maximize drilling efficiency with fluid system maintenance from your mixers to the reclaimers.

Don’t Forget About the Support Equipment on Directional Drilling Job Sites

Maintenance on mud recyclers, like this Ditch Witch MR90, is essential to keeping horizontal directional drilling operations going. Contractors should go through everything from the engine to the mixer before and after each job.

 

In directional drilling, most of the focus is put on the drill, but if you want to eliminate downtime on drilling sites, fluid handling systems cannot be ignored.

The two main pieces of equipment in this category are fluid mixers and reclaimers. Each has its own tips and tricks,...

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