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Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a trenchless method for installing pipes and cables underground. The process involves boring a tunnel beneath the surface where trenching is not practical.

Boring underground requires drilling fluid that combines water and bentonite clay to help remove cuttings, stabilize the bore, cool the cutting tools, and lubricate pipe string. As the process comes to life, the drilling pump rotates the drill bit which then removes the material. As the drill bit is rotating, the pressure and fluid produced by the drill pump helps stabilize the tunnel. The mud extracted from this process is then filtered and reused for drilling fluid.

HDD is a process usually deployed when installing pipes and cables underneath roads, rivers and other types of infrastructure. Therefore, most jobs come with a challenging set of parameters that demand high rates of accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Equipment manufacturers and end-users can trust our +160 years of experience manufacturing pumps for both petroleum and industrial industries.

Our HDD industry pumps offer higher flow rates at slower speeds, ranging from 200 to more than 1000 gpm at pressures exceeding 2000 PSI. Through this more efficient operation, we can help extend the life of our pumps and consumable parts, even in the most demanding HDD projects.

Our lineup of dedicated high pressure HDD pumps come in a lightweight design that eases the burden of transportation and setup while also maximizing their power potential. With max rod loads ratings up to 53,000 and horsepower up to 800 BHP, our HDD high flow pumps can handle tough jobs with ease.

Partnering with GD Energy Products for your HDD equipment also means having an expert team to support you throughout the lifecycle of your pump. We have field service technicians who can come to you with solutions, as well as 24-hour customer service and our Parts on Demand program that ensures you never run out of pump parts when you need them.

It’s all-in service of ensuring that every HDD pump you get from GD Energy Products meets our performance standards and exceeds yours. With easy access to aftermarket parts and consumables, HDD companies can trust they have a truly reliable pump at a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

Black gold is truly the best description to sum up the value of oil. One of the most important contributors to change and industrialization, it drives the wheels of progress. ShalePumps is headquartered in Houston, the global oil capital. Headed by experts, it has a vision to support the industry with superior completion equipment. Frac operators, drilling contractors and well service companies source rely on ShalePumps for superior quality.

The key personnel of ShalePumps have a combined experience of more than a hundred years. This experience is reflected in the quality of our equipment. The fracking pumps, components and all services are much sought after for reliability and long life. This is because of the processes we follow. The design, materials, precision engineering and expertise contribute to an advanced assembly line.

After many years of thought and conscientious engineering, the team at ShalePumps is proud to add the Q5K™ 5000 HP Frac Pump to their list of many product offerings. Perfectly capable and suited for the next generation of hydraulic fracking market demands and technology. The Q5K is the only frac pump that has been designed and developed from the ground up to be capable of accepting true 5000 HP in a continuous duty frac application.

ShalePumps has consistently delivered high quality completion equipment to all stakeholders. The mission is to develop faster, rugged and efficient equipment to help the Oil and Exploration Industry. The vision is to continue leading the race with the best quality in completion equipment.

ShalePumps offers a range of heavy-duty, rugged equipment for all drilling purposes. Our Horizontal Directional Drilling Equipment (HDD) gives the best performance under all challenging drilling circumstances. Each process of directional drilling, i.e., the Pilot hole, Pre-Reaming, and the Pipe Pullback is done with the highest precision as demanded by any horizontal drilling method. Our HDD drilling grade pumps go through a process of a series of quality checks. Analysis of any possible collapse under strain and other testing practices bring out the best from our assembly lines. With our HDD equipment, the operation of installing your pipes, cables or conduit underground will be simpler and error-free.

With a combined experience of more than a hundred years, our experts have the vision to support the industrial requirements to perfection. Hence, our drilling grade pumps and other equipment are made with superior quality materials, precision, and design. Our aim is to devote a maximum number of hours in research to make the advanced assembly line work precise and hassle free. The HDD and other grade pumps that come out of our production line undergo a detailed scrutiny before leaving the factory.

We offer a wide range of pumps, drilling equipment, and directional equipment such as horizontal directional drilling pumps, Fracking and Drilling Mud Pumps and many more. Our Quintuplex, Triplex and Well-service pumps are innovative in their design and performance.  Visit our site to know more about the advanced drilling equipment and pumps that we can offer. Call us to know more about our products and services.

Continental Emsco Drilling Products, Inc., which consisted of Emsco drilling machinery and Wilson mobile rigs, was purchased by National-Oilwell, Inc on July 7, 1999. To our knowledge, no pumps have been manufactured and sold under the Emsco brand name since National-Oilwell acquired them.

Fairbanks Morse pumps are currently manufactured in Kansas City, Kansas. Fairbanks Morse is a division of Pentair ever since August, 1997 when Pentair purchased the General Signal Pump Group.

Gaso pumps are manufactured by National Oilwell Varco. Gaso was acquired as "Wheatley Gaso" by National-Oilwell in the year 2000. At the time, Wheatley Gaso was owned by Halliburton.

Skytop Brewster pumps are no longer available as new pumps. Skytop Brewster(Cnsld Gold), a unit of Hansen PLC"s Consolidated Gold Fields subsidiary, was acquired while in bankruptcy by National-Oilwell, Inc. in November, 1999.

Interested in a trade in value or converting your equipment into cash? We buy or trade for all types of directional boring equipment including: directional drills, trailers, HDD Tooling and other HDD support equipment. We make it as easy as possible to get you the money you need for your equipment.

Prime Drilling stands for optimum product quality and service. "What does not fit is made to fit" - this is the motto under which we are compyling with the specific requirements and demands of our customers. Equally important is the sustainable developement of our family-owned company since the safety and the personal satisfaction of our employees are essentials parts of our success and the long-term economic security of business. Being better than the competition is a everday challenge we gladly face.

Mud pump manufacturers frequently offer both types of pumps. In reality, the pump power end and fluid ends are identical. The difference lies with the method used by the pump to displace the mud.

In the early 1990s, it was generally accepted that the pumps used on mid-size and small boring machines should deliver fluid to the bore at a high pressure (1,800 to 2,200 psi/124 to 152 bar)) and have a low flow rate of 5 to 25 gpm (19 to 95 Lpm).

As the industry matured and operators became more experienced, it was found that a higher mud flow with lower pressures was the superior way to bore. In some formations high pressure, low flow is still preferred and provides the most success. However, in the majority of areas, higher flows are best to provide hole cleaning (removal of solids) and provide adequate bentonite for formation sealing and lubrication.

One advantage of plungers/packing is that the packing can be adjusted by the operator to minimize leakage until the bore is complete and the pump can be serviced.

Pumps with piston/liner technology work in the opposite manner. Pistons work well to prevent leakage when flow pressures are low (below 1,200 psi/83 bar). Pistons are generally larger in diameter than plungers, allowing the pump to run slower-this is good-for the same flow rates.

This system consists of a small centrifugal pump, spray nozzles, piping and collection tank. It sprays a mixture of water and lubricant (non-foaming soap or a small amount of liquid polymer), onto the back of the pistons.

Many boring machines are equipped with plunger pumps. These units are being applied where piston technology should be used, mainly low pressure and higher flows. These pumps frequently have leakage problems. To help operators combat leakage on these boring machines, conversion kits are being developed by some pump manufacturers to allow pumps to be changed from plunger to piston technology. Consult your boring machine or pump manufacturer for availability.

Economically, a good time to consider changing from plunger to piston technology on your pump is when the plungers are no longer serviceable and must be replaced. Conversion kits can be installed in the field and are considered bolt off bolt on upgrades.

If your mud pump has leakage problems, consider that you may be asking your pump to operate in a condition or application for which it was not originally designed.

Jerry Watson, INROCK Equipment Systems, is a member of the Drillmaster Editorial Board. Reports are reviewed by a team of drilling professionals: Watson; Frank Canon, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products; and Mark Van Houwelingen, Vermeer Mfg. Co.