Horizontal Direction Drilling to Cross over the Nile for the 6th Oil-Producing Area Pipeline of Sudan

This paper introduces the technology of horizontal direction drilling to cross over the Nile for the 6th Oil-Producing Area Pipeline of Sudan. The analysis on the problem existed in two cross-over operation is made in the geological condition, cross-over route of pipeline, loading capacity of pipeline, determination of bore diameter of drilling and drilling procedure. The method to solve the technical problem is presented.