2025/10/07 12:00:18
OCTOBER
7-9, 2025
LOUISVILLE
KENTUCKY
8
DRILLING
LANES
September 24
Exhibitor move in at competition site
September 25
Seminars at Mark One Electric
Field crew safety check in
Exhibits
September 27
Final day of drilling competition
Exhibits
Award ceremony
2024 HDD Rodeo Seminar Agenda / Drill Crew Meeting
Mark One Electric 1414 Genesee Street, Kansas City, MO 64102
7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration at Mark One Electric
** Agenda, times and location are subject to change **
HDD Applications, New Technologies & Case Study Session
Who should attend: System owners, contractors, consultants, engineers and any stakeholders that rely on HDD.
| 8:30am – 9:15am |
Past / Present / Future of HDD – We will lead off with a brief history of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and plot the course towards the future of HDD. Samuel T. Ariaratnam, Ph.D., P.E., NAC, Dist.M.ASCE, Professor and Construction Engineering Program Chair, Arizona State University Del E. Webb School of Construction |
| 9:15am – 9:45am |
HDD Locating Technologies – Bore Planning, Why and How Siggi Finnsson, Senior Product Manager, Digital Control Inc. (DCI) |
| 9:45am – 10:30am |
Geotechnical Investigations for HDD Projects Matthew Wallin, Partner/Senior Project Manager, Bennett Trenchless Engineers |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Break / Networking |
| 10:45am – 11:15am |
Rock Drilling – How to Achieve the Lowest Cost Per Foot Brad Reinsel, U.S. Regional Director, Inrock |
| 11:15am – 11:45am |
Drilling Fluids – The 1-2-3 Approach to Drilling Fluids George M Dugan, CETCO Drilling Products |
| 11:45am – 12:15pm |
Undergrounding Electric – Minimizing the Impacts of Electrical Construction – Benefits and Considerations of Utilizing HDD Technology for Electric Utilities Kerby Primm, PE, Trenchless Technical Consultant, Burns & McDonnell |
| 12:15pm – 1:30pm | Lunch / Mandatory Drill Crew Meeting / Lane Drawing for the competition. |
| 1:30pm – 2:00pm |
Large Diameter – HDD Installation for the South County Potable Water Transmission Main for Hillsborough County, Florida Brian Glynn, PE, Associate/Tunnel & Trenchless Project Manager, Freese and Nichols Inc. |
| 2:00pm – 2:30pm |
Supporting Trenchless Installations with Safer, More Efficient Pipe Handling Equipment Rusty Reeves, National Director of Fusible, Core & Main Jessica Moore, Director of Sales, UIS Joe Iredale, President, UIS |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm |
Training and Education – A look at the Utility Systems Technician Associate of Applied Science degree program offered at State Technical College of Missouri. Cole Schaefer, Department Chair, Utilities Technology & Electrical Distribution Systems, State Technical College of Missouri |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm |
Bidding Practices for HDD Aaron Cohen, CPC, Faculty Associate, Arizona State University |
| 4:30pm – 6:30pm |
First-Look Field Site & Exhibits | 21101 E. Route 78 / Independence, MO 64057 All attendees will be invited to the first look of the field site. Drill crews are encouraged to review their lane assignment and prepare for the next two days of competition. ** Attendees and crews are responsible for their own transportation to the field site. The field site is approximately 20 minutes from downtown Kansas City. |
Competition Schedule
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, 1 pm – 3 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, 10 am – 12 pm
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, Awards Breakfast