Maintain Drill Pipe To Avoid Problems Mid-Bore

Equipment maintenance is never a trivial matter, but when it comes to directional drilling, it perhaps carries a bit of extra weight.That’s because an equipment breakdown in the field due to neglected maintenance doesn’t just mean downtime. It could mean completely abandoning a hole mid-bore and starting a job over at the beginning. It’s not easy removing broken-down equipment from belowground and still be able to make use of that hole, say HDD product manufacturers.One of the primary components that can create problems when not maintained is drill pipe.“Drill pipe is probably the most wearable item on a directional drill,” says