Directional drilling is around a hundred years old and has completely revolutionised how companies and individual contractors approach drilling on any site. Whether you need to drill for gas, to create an area of underground cabling or something more specific, directional drilling is a lot more efficient in today's day and age. In fact, there is almost no need for traditional, open-cut mines (apart from the very biggest iron-ore and coal mines) and drilling sites because directional drilling does everything they do but better. Here are a few reasons why directional drilling is so popular in the modern construction industry.

Quick To Get In And Out

Directional drills might seem like heavy pieces of machinery, and they certainly are that, but they are infinitely easier to set up and pack away than the cumbersome equipment they replace. Larger drills can take days to just set up, not to mention take up a lot more room. In that time a directional drill could have done everything needed and been packed up, ready for the next location. Time is money, and a directional drill makes sure your project is as efficient and profitable as it can be, without sacrificing any quality. 

In The City Or Out In The Bush

Directional drills can fit in most suburban sites with ease and little need to re-arrange the whole area for the arrival of the drill. Larger drill bits and supporting equipment would struggle to fit onto a residential plot because of the vehicles need to transport and unload them, as well as their size itself. Directional drilling is therefore favoured by city-based construction and drilling companies, as you may have guessed. That does not mean, however, that directional drilling is a thing of the past in the bush, quite the contrary. Directional drilling in rural and country areas is still quite common just due to the flexibility and cost-benefit of these drilling services over the more traditional variant.

Keep Costs Low

As mentioned a few times, directional drilling is the cheaper option to other alternatives and the reason behind it is simple: the equipment itself is less expensive, it requires fewer expert technicians to work it and it takes less time to do most jobs. This covers virtually all the problems that regular drilling methods have and is therefore far too tempting for most businesses to ignore. If you want to keep your budget as close to the goal as possible then you should consider directional drilling services. 

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