Drill pipe is an industrial tubular used to drill into the ground. There are three major industries that use drill pipe. The most common application of drill pipe is in the oil and gas drilling. Another industry that uses drill pipe is the underground construction industry, or more specifically, the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) industry. And finally, the water well drilling industry also uses drill pipe.
The oil and gas industry is where drill pipe is used the most. Another industry that uses drill pipe is the underground construction industry, or more specifically, the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) industry. This industry utilizes drill pipe to bore tunnels underneath waterways, major roadways, and generally any place where trenching is not acceptable. The resulting bore is used for various utility pipelines such as: fiber optic, water, electricity, and oil and gas. HDD drilling rigs are very different from oilfield drilling rigs in that they are almost completely laying flat or horizontal. Most of the larger (Maxi) HDD rigs use exactly the same drill pipe that the oilfield uses.
HDD drill pipe have a variety of models. Different brand HDD machine have different drill pipe standard. Usually, the length and thickness of the dill pipe are similar, but the thread of the connector are different.
Vermeer and Ditch Witch are the most 2 famous manufacturer for HDD drill pipe, while GN Solids Control is the most professional for HDD mud recycling system.