Horizontal Wells

Horizontal Remediation Wells use horizontal drilling technology to remediate contaminants in soils and groundwater.  It is usually a cheaper, more efficient, less intrusive and more sustainable (less energy, lower carbon footprint) alternative to excavation and landfilling.    Horizontal wells are effective with treatments such as air sparging, ISCO, stabilization, bioremediation,  thermal, dual-phase extraction and other in-situ technologies and lead to expedited site closures.  The table below gives a sample of the variety of sites closed by DTI using horizontal well technology. 

Horizontal drilling technology is a proven technology that has been used in the oil fields for years.  The advantages of horizontal wells for subsurface injection parallel to the  are manifold: (1)  Horizontal wells permit better contact of the remediation treatment than verticals wells, (2) there is a large zone of influence created by horiozntal wells and (3) there are cost savings.

DTI also has to opportunity to deliver such treatments as surfactants, oxidants, and nanoparticles such as zerovalent iron (ZVI) thru horizontal wells.