What happens when you don’t design a horizontal well properly? It doesn’t work!
Designing horizontal wells is not as simple as drilling holes in a piece of HDPE pipe with a hand tool. This story was relayed to us by an environmental consultant that hired a local directional driller to install the horizontal well. The directional driller slotted the pipe by drilling holes with a hand tool and then installed the well like it was a piece of conduit. THE WELL DID NOT WORK! In fact, the lack of design of this horizontal well has created major problems at the site and will impact it for many years.
Designing horizontal wells is a bit more complicated and encompasses many factors such as site constraints, business continuation, appropriate horizontal well material, length of the horizontal well screen, size of the horizontal well screen slotting, depth, plume location, type of remedial technology, size of equipment, remediation goals and every site has its own site specific needs.
Designing horizontal wells in both well placement and well screen design can have long term site consequences. Horizontal well placement design takes into consideration set back, interferences, utilities, structures, zone of influence, size of the site, site closure goals and many other factors.
Directional Technologies, Inc. works with its clients to provide both horizontal well layouts and horizontal well screen design. We utilize our past experience of horizontal well performance to provide the most cost effective remediation plan.
Directional Technologies, Inc. has 20 years of experience in designing and installing horizontal remediation systems. The projects range from a small dry cleaner site with only a 35’ horizontal well to major industrial sites with thousands of feet of horizontal wells.
The company is recognized internationally for our expertise in horizontal remediation systems. Our staff, including engineers and PH D Hydrogeologists, will ensure that when designing horizontal wells for your site, you have the efficiency that you require and our staff will design your horizontal well to help you achieve your remediation goals.
Contact Directional Technologies, Inc. at drilling@directionaltech.com or 1-877-788-4HRW to discuss your possible project or for more information on designing a horizontal well.