Abstract
Horizontal well technology has been widely used in petroleum and underground utility installation. Since late 1980's, the technology has been adapted for environmental remediation applications. Two general methods in drilling horizontal wells have been used in remediation, trenched and directionally-drilled. The first method involves the excavation of a relatively large diameter borehole, with simultaneous installation of well materials and backfill. The second method, directional drilling, produces a smaller diameter borehole and well materials are installed following the completion of drilling activities.
Fact Sheet ID Number
OT10003
Sub-Area
Soil Remediation
Keywords
Soil, remediation, horizontal well, utility, installation, construction
DOI
10.5703/1288284315899
Date of this Version
1-1-2007
Recommended Citation
ECT Team, Purdue, "In Situ Remediation using Horizontal Wells" (2007). ECT Fact Sheets. Paper 190.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284315899