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Horizontal directional drilling

Of or pertaining to a type of drilling that is initially done vertically, but then curves enough to drill in a horizontal direction.

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Oil & gas; Horizontal directional drilling

A well that starts off being drilled vertically but which is eventually curved to become horizontal (or near horizontal) in order to parallel a particular geologic formation.

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