HDD Engineering
Feasibility studies, basic engineering, design and technical criteria to reduce uncertainty before mobilizing to the jobsite.
JCR SPECIALIZED HDD SERVICES
Engineering and field experience for HDD projects where there is no room for improvisation.
We support specialized HDD companies, general contractors and infrastructure owners in the planning, management, execution and optimization of Horizontal Directional Drilling projects across LATAM and Central America.
+30Years of combined experience
+15Years involved in HDD operations and engineering
+6Countries with documented experience
+30KMeters of documented HDD experience
+5Projects longer than 1 km
+4Shore / Beach Approach projects
Engineering before mobilizationFeasibility, design, planning and execution criteria.
Field experienceDecisions backed by real work on HDD projects.
Specialized navigationExperience with Paratrack, DCI and Underground Magnetics.
One technical point of contactSupport to integrate engineering, operations and specialized personnel.
JCR EXPERIENCE
The value is not only in drilling. It is in anticipating problems before they reach the jobsite.
Technical experience applied to project decisions.
JCR Specialized HDD Services brings together experience in engineering, consulting, training, steering, operations and specialized personnel for Horizontal Directional Drilling projects.
Documented experience includes river crossings, Shore / Beach Approach projects, water and wastewater infrastructure, Oil & Gas, energy, utilities and telecommunications, using steel and HDPE pipelines.
Steering and navigation
Specialized services with wireline and wireless navigation systems for projects of different scale and complexity.
HDD Operations
Drillers, operators and technical personnel with hands-on experience in equipment and processes associated with HDD projects.
Operational Consulting
Technical support to review equipment, sequences, resources, risks and HDD operational performance.
Specialized Crews
Provision of personnel to support the comprehensive execution of operations on regional and international projects.
Technical Training
Training focused on operational criteria, steering technologies and best practices applied to HDD projects.
SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Technical capability to step in where the project truly needs it.
JCR Specialized HDD Services does not offer a generic package. We provide the right combination of engineering, personnel, experience and support for each stage of the HDD project.
Engineering for HDD Projects
Pre-feasibility, feasibility, basic engineering, technical review and planning for projects using steel and HDPE pipelines.
Operational Consulting and Support
Assessment, technical support, activity optimization and assistance during preparation and execution.
HDD Steering / Navigation
Specialized operation of navigation systems and trajectory-control support during the pilot bore.
HDD Crews and Specialized Personnel
Provision of full or partial crews and specialized technical profiles —drillers, operators and steering personnel— to complement or build work teams according to project needs.
Technical HDD Training
Knowledge transfer for engineering, steering, drilling and field-supervision teams.
Integrated / Turnkey Solutions
Integration of engineering, personnel and technical support under a single project strategy, with scope defined according to the conditions of each jobsite.
FIELD + ENGINEERING
Experience becomes technical judgment.
In HDD projects, design decisions and field decisions affect each other. JCR Specialized HDD Services works precisely at that intersection: understanding the project before drilling and supporting its execution with a realistic operational perspective.
36" Steel × 1,235 m
Río Colorado HDD Project
Neuquén · Argentina
26" Steel × 850 m
Río Morichal Weighted Pipeline
Anzoátegui · Venezuela
2 Simultaneous Parallel HDDs
Ø24" steel + Ø4" HDPE × 285 m
Río Buchivacoa · Dabajuro · Edo. Falcón · Venezuela
Operational Consulting and Support
HDD Activity Optimization
Ø20", Ø10" and Ø6" pipelines · up to 750 m · Guamal and Acacías · Meta · Colombia
HDD EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS
Projects where the technical data speaks for itself.
In HDD projects, length, diameter, material and technical scope describe much of the project’s actual complexity.
ARGENTINA · RIVER CROSSING
Río Colorado — Neuquén
1,235 m · Ø36" · Steel
Scope: Operations Superintendent
ANGUILLA · WATER / DESALINATION
Seawater Intake
360 m · Ø20" · HDPE
Scope: Engineering + Crew Supply
System: MAG 8 Underground Magnetics
VENEZUELA · WEIGHTED PIPELINE
Río Morichal — Anzoátegui
850 m · Ø36" · Steel
Technical reference: Weighted pipeline
COLOMBIA · RIVER CROSSING
Guamal — Meta
540 m · Ø20" · Steel
Scope: Operational Consulting and Support
System: Paratrack
COLOMBIA · HDD PROJECT IN A DENSELY POPULATED AREA
Luruaco — Atlántico
380 m · Ø20" · Steel
Scope: Steering service
System: Paratrack
PERU · ENGINEERING
Two Shore Approaches for WWTP
432 m · Ø14" + 325 m · Ø18" · HDPE
Scope: Feasibility studies and detailed basic engineering
Discuss an HDD project
Real photographs and documents from projects and work documented by JCR Specialized HDD Services.
SECTORS AND APPLICATIONS
HDD project experience applied to critical infrastructure.
The technology is the same; risks, interfaces and operational criteria change by sector. JCR Specialized HDD Services’ documented experience covers several of the environments where HDD projects deliver the greatest value.
Oil & Gas
River crossings, gas pipelines, oil pipelines and large-diameter, long-distance steel lines.
Water and Wastewater
Force mains, intakes, desalination facilities and projects associated with treatment plants.
Energy and Utilities
Road and underground crossings for power lines and utilities.
Telecommunications
Special applications such as Shore Approach for replacement or protection of fiber-optic infrastructure.
AXIS brings JCR Specialized HDD Services’ HDD project experience into an integrated management environment.
AXIS HDD Calculations is the platform developed by JCR Specialized HDD Services to integrate engineering, operational management, documentation and administrative-financial control for HDD projects.
On the JCR Specialized HDD Services corporate website, AXIS demonstrates innovation and the ability to systematize technical knowledge; its full commercial presentation remains at axishddcalc.com.
Engineering
Design, validation and Bore Plan.
Operations
Jobsite management and daily reporting.
Documentation
Traceability and As-Built.
Business
Administrative-financial control.
EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATED WITH CLIENTS AND PROJECTS
Relationships and projects that support our track record.
LET’S DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT
A successful HDD project starts with the right questions.
Share the general crossing scope, country, pipeline, approximate length and current project stage. JCR Specialized HDD Services will review how we can contribute engineering, personnel, operational management or technical support.
JCR Specialized HDD Services can support you if you need to:
- Evaluate the technical feasibility of an HDD crossing.
- Define the scope of engineering, steering or specialized personnel.
- Strengthen your operation with technical consulting or field support.
- Speak with a team that understands real project execution.