What you should learn about HDD / TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY

UNIT - 1

Introduction Background and Purpose Overview and scope UNIT 2 HDD Application and Process (i) Equipment Set-up, Pre- construction Walkover Inspection (ii) Pilot Bore and Tracking (iii) Reaming / Hole Enlargement (iv) Cable / Pipe Layout, Fabrication, and Testing (v) Pullback and pullback equipment (vi) Emerging Technology UNIT 3 Equipment and Materials (i) Types of Drilling Units and basic selection criteria (ii) Machine Performance, Capabilities and Application Guidelines (iii) Drill rig, Head stock, thrust motor and drilling fluid pump and accessories (iiv) Drill Pipe (v) Drill Bits and Downhole Tools (vi) Drill stems, bore heads (vii) Cable / Pipe Pulling Devices / Swivels (viii) Drilling Fluid mixing and Delivery, Recovery and Containment Systems Drilling Fluids and Additives including measuring drill fluid parameters in (ix) field (x) Selection criteria for drilling fluid (xi) Control and Location Technique UNIT 4 Tracking Operations (i) Bore Tracking (ii) Bore Tracking Equipments Unit 5 Maintenance of Machinery and equipments (i) Objectives and types, corrective :: upkeep of maintenance record. (ii) Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (iii) Reliability centered maintenance UNIT -6 Planning & Project Management (i) Review of Plans, Specifications and Geotechnical Report (ii) Classification of subsoil (iii) Project Requirements (iv) Surface Investigation and Utility Survey (vi) Geotechnical Site Investigation (vii) Bore Plan (viii) Regulations, Permits and Easements (ix) Other Considerations UNIT 7 Job-Site Safety (i) Safety Plan and Checklist with Responsible Person assigned (ii) Hazards (iii) Verify Line Locates (iv) Traffic Management ( Pedestrian and Vehicle) (v) Safety Equipments and practices Unit 8 Risk Reduction and Mitigation (i) Identification of Potential Risks (ii) Troubleshooting Possible Causes and Mitigation Unit 9 In Field Exercises (i) (ii)

Level : Machine Operators UNIT - 1 UNIT 2 Introduction (i) Background and Purpose HDD Application and Process (i) Equipment Set-up, Pre- construction Walkover Inspection (ii) Pilot Bore and Tracking (iii) Reaming / Hole Enlargement (iv) Cable / Pipe Layout, Fabrication, and Testing (v) Pullback (vi) Emerging Technology Equipment and Materials (i) Types of Drilling Units and basic selection criteria (ii) Machine Performance, Capabilities and Application Guidelines (iii) Drill rig, Head stock, thrust motor and drilling fluid pump (iv) Drill Pipe (v) Drill Bits and Downhole Tools (vi) Drill stems, bore heads (vii) Rigonomics : Steering Tools (viii) Fly cutter and Barrel Reamers (ix) Jetting Assembly (x) Selecting a HDD guiding system (xi) Cable / Pipe Pulling Devices / Swivels (xi) Drilling Fluid mixing and Delivery, Recovery and Containment Systems Drilling Fluids and Additives including measuring drill fluid parameters in (xii) field (xiii) Selection Criteria of drilling fluid (xiv) Control and Location Technique Drilling Tools (i) Drill head : Construction and mode of operation Field of application (ii) Roller cone bits : Construction and mode of operation Field of application UNIT 4 Borehole Hydraulics (i) Basics of bore hole hydraulics (ii) Cleaning of bore hole (a) Discharging ability (b) Sedimentation concept (iii) Drilling fluid problems (a) Backflow cut-off (b) Frac-outs Circulation of Drilling Fluid (i) Components in fluid circulation (ii) Drilling fluid equipment : Set up and mode of operations (iii) Drilling fluid pumps : Types, modes of operation, maintenance Tracking Operations (i) Project Requirements (ii) Bore Tracking (iii) Bore Tracking Equipments

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UNIT 9

Maintenance of Machinery and equipments (i) Objectives and types, corrective :: upkeep of maintenance record. (ii) Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Job-Site Safety (i) Safety Plan and Checklist with Responsible Person assigned (ii) Hazards (iii) Verify Line Locates (iv) Safety Equipments and practices In Field Exercises