Imfuno ye-horizontal directional drilling (HDD) iphezulu, iqhutywa kukunyuka konxibelelwano kunye neemfuno zamandla. Njengoko iikontraka zeHDD zijongene nemingeni kwiindawo ezinamatye, ukuziqhelanisa nezi meko kubalulekile. Ukusebenzisa izixhobo eziphucukileyo ezifana neehamile zepneumatic phantsi komngxuma kunokunciphisa kakhulu ixesha lokomba kunye nokuphucula ukusebenza kakuhle. Izicwangciso ezingundoqo, kubandakanywa nokugcinwa kokulungela kwesixhobo kunye nokucoceka, ukukhetha ngononophelo izixhobo, kunye nokucwangciswa kweprojekthi ngokucokisekileyo, kubalulekile ekoyiseni imiqobo kunye nokuqinisekisa impumelelo yeprojekthi kulo mhlaba ukhuphisanayo.