Directional drill head beacons - photo

[Altair]

Directional drill head beacons for keeping track of pitch, orientation, and depth of the drill head.




Previously:

Drilling rig top drive crashes down - GIF
Drilling rig derrick installation - photo
Giant geotechnical drilling rig on treads - photo
Drill pipe power tongs - GIF
Adding a section to an oil rig drill - GIF

[nova_robotics]

Directional drilling is black magic and I will not be convinced otherwise.

[hemmjo]

A lot can happen when you start pushing that powerful probe underground, out of sight trying to weave through previously installed utilities. Including those that may be unmarked, or incorrectly marked.

For example