HDD-EXPLORING AND NAVIGATING THROUGH THE TERRASTELLAR COSMOS

摘要

IN THE VERY RECENT PAST in a galaxy far, far away (actually M87 a mere 55 million light years away), the first images of a black hole were reportedly made deep in space. Pretty impressive stuff but a bit closer to home is the reality that horizontal directional drilling (HDD) activity is often akin to entering a black-hole rather than characterizing it! Picture the drill bit traveling through the underground and the utilities as space objects along the journey and it is easy to see how these concepts are not that far apart.