HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL
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DRILLING DESIGN TOOLBOX
SOFTWARE UPDATES
Complete your complex HDD design and stress
analysis in a fraction of the time previously required
HDD Toolbox has been redesigned with the objective
to assist HDD professionals in accomplishing design
and analysis tasks in a more timely fashion. New
integrated functionality has been added to the existing
software program as listed below:
New Integrated Software Module: HDD DESIGN
AND STRESS ANALYSIS
Complete design: Bore path design, pull force
calculation, and installation stress analysis are
implemented in one module with three interconnected
steps:
Based on the crossing conditions such as bore
diameter, no drill zone, entry & exit angles, radius
of curvature, strata the program creates bore
path profile and calculates all necessary variables
for further pull force calculation.
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PRO EDITION/VERSION 3.
WHAT IS IT?
The Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Toolbox
is a comprehensive suite of software tools, in line
with our Toolbox series, for use in the design
and installation of pipelines and utilities by HDD.
Installation by HDD presents a challenge for
professionals involved in HDD due to the
composite nature of HDD technology, and its
diverse technical disciplines, which includes soil
mechanics, drilling and rehology, structural
mechanics and pipeline/piping technology.
The HDD Toolbox suite of integrated software
applications was specifically developed for
professionals involved in design, engineering,
and installation of pipelines and utilities by
horizontal directional drilling. The software can
be used for the design and installation of pipe
and conduits for various applications including
natural gas, petroleum, water lines and other
fluid transport as well as for telecommunications,
and electrical power lines. The underlying
mathematical models and technical procedures
are based on the latest HDD technology and are
in compliance with current regulations, standards
and recommended practices. The software
contains more than 20 program modules
grouped by :
Drilling fluids management and hydraulics
Installation of steel pipe by HDD
Installation of plastic pipe by HDD
Installation of cable in conduit (CIC) by HDD
Integrated pipe and soil databases
Associated program utilities
 In the next integrated step, with other data entry
such as pipe properties, drilling fluid properties,
friction coefficients the program determines pull
force and checks the result against allowable pull
load.
During the design process the user can go back
and forth to any of the steps and change any of
the input variables. This flexibility provides the
user with the opportunity to run various scenarios
and create near optimum design.

In each of the steps strong input error checking is

implemented in order to prevent the user from
In the third step of the program, with a click of the entering wrong data. All message boxes also
mouse, the complete installation stress analysis contain industry recommended values for specific
is completed and the results are checked against variables.
allowable loads. Pass/Fail criteria.
New calculations procedures are also implemented
for the case when the bore path is in both the
vertical and horizontal plane
The program also includes the option for the case
where the bore path is already defined.

New Integrated Software Module: MAXIMUM

ALLOWBALE AND MINIMUM REQUIRED
MUD PRESSURE

This new redesigned software module includes:

Calculation of Maximum Allowable Mud Pressure
(Based on Cavity Expansion Theory Delft
Equation)
Calculation of Minimum Required Mud Pressure
(Based on Bingham Plastic Model
Recommended by HDD Consortium)
Calculation of Minimum Required Mud Pressure
(Based on Power Law Model )

HDD Toolbox Help system is also updated with the

new topics in accordance with the new modules and
enhancements.

OPEN BOX
 SIMPLE F1 KEY
HELP SYSTEM
Simply hit the
F1 key to
automatically
get full
application
calculation
information and
reference

1. Drilling Fluids Hydraulics & Management
in HDD
1.1 Analysis of Drilling Fluids Quantity
Requirements in HDD
1.2. Frictional Pressure Losses and Mud Pump
Requirements
1.3.Pump Output (Duplex/Triplex)
1.4. Maximum Allowable Mud Pressure
1.5. Minimum Allowable Mud Pressure
1.6. Cuttings Transport and Slip Velocity
Analysis
1.7. API Method for Determining Drilled Solids
System Performance
1.8. Mud Weight Decrease Calculations
1.8.1 Volume Increase Tolerated
1.8.2 Final Volume Specied
1.9. Mud Weight Up Calculations
1.9.1 Volume Increase Tolerated
1.9.2 Final Volume Specied
2. Installation of Steel Pipe by Horizontal
Directional Drilling
2.1 Pull Force and Installation Stresses Detail
Analysis
2.2. Post Installation & Operational Stresses:
Steel Pipeline Crossings Highway (Gas &
Liquid Pipelines)
2.3. Post Installation & Operational Stresses:
Steel Pipeline Crossings Railroad (Gas &
Liquid Pipelines)
2.4. Operational Stresses: Other Crossings
APPLICATIONS
3. Installation of Plastic Pipe by Horizontal
Directional Drilling
3.1 Pull Force and Installation Stresses Detail
Analysis (Pipe Deection, Unconstrained
Collapse, Hydrokinetic Pressure, Tensile
Stress,..)
3.2. Allowable Tensile Load for Polyethylene
Gas Pipe during Pull-In Installation
3.3. Post Installation & Operational Stresses
PE Pipe:
3.3.1 Road/Highway Crossings
3.3.2 Railroad Crossings
3.3.3 River Crossings
4. Installation of Cable in Conduit (CIC) by
HDD
4.1 Pulling Loads and Frictional Forces
Analysis
5. Integrated Databases
5.1 Steel Pipe Database
5.2. PE Pipe Database
5.3. Mechanical Properties of Soils
6. Utilities
6.1. Document Management System
6.2. Application Management System

Technical Toolboxes, Inc.

3801 Kirby Drive, Suite 520
Houston, Texas 77098
713-630-0505
Fax: 713-630-0560
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