7:30 am – 8:00 am

Registration Open & Continental Breakfast Served

8:00 am – 9:15 am

Engineer’s Perspective: Project Design Process and Geotechnical Site Investigation

Dr. David Bennett, Bennett Trenchless Engineers

9:15 am – 10:15 am

Advanced Design/Preparation: Calculations for Evaluating Hydrofracture Risks and Pipe Stresses

Kathryn Wallin, Bennett Trenchless Engineers

10:15 am – 10:30 am

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Contractor’s Perspective: Project Evaluation and Analysis

Alan Snider, Laney Directional Drilling

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

A New Model for Managing Inadvertent Return Risks

Danny Crumpton, InRock

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Fusible PVC Pipe for HDD Applications

Tom Marti, Underground Solutions

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Case Study: Fusible PVC HDD Installation

Neil Smith, Mears Group, Inc.

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Product Protection: Protection of Corrosion Coating during HDD Installations

Jeff Bertsche, Shawcor

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Innovative Installation Methods: Direct Pipe Case Studies and New Developments

Dr. Gerhard Lang, Herrenknecht

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm

Innovative Obstacle Detection Technology

Enrico Boi, IDS North America

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Damage Prevention Measures for Urban HDD Projects

Dr. Sam Ariaratnam, Arizona State University

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm

Vacuum Excavation Best Practices

Seth Matthesen, Ditch Witch

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm

Innovation and Safety in Exit Side Operations Utilizing New Tonghand Technology

Jason LaValley and Jorge Prince, LaValley Industries

5:45 pm – 7:45 pm

7:30 am – 8:00 am

Registration Open & Continental Breakfast Served

8:00 am – 9:15 am

Drilling Fluid Design, Testing and Environmental Considerations

Ryan Collins/Don Dell, BPM Halliburton

9:15 am – 10:15 am

Fundamentals of Fluids Recycling and Solids Control

Ben Clark, Derrick Equipment

10:15 am – 10:30 am

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Gain Jobsite Efficiency by Improving the Value of HDD Pipe

Jeff Davis, Ditch Witch

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Innovations in Disposing of Used HDD Spoils and Fluids

Richard Levings, American Augers

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Innovations in Fluid Recycling

Richard Levings, American Augers

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm

Estimating an HDD Project

Aaron Cohen, Arizona State University

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Walkover Locating and Document Management

Siggi Finnsson and Mark Gallucci, Digital Control, Inc.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Productivity Tools for HDD

Cory Mass, Vermeer Corporation

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Group Breakout Sessions (Topics: Workforce Development, Technology Innovations, and Market Trends)

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Group Discussion

5:30 pm – 5:35 pm

Course Wrap-up and Distribution of Attendee Certificates