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As an aid to our customers, the following is a list of pipe recommendations for laying waterlines and other such uses around the drill site. Naturally, each drill site requirement or customer preference will cause variations. The following list is only offered as a general guide for pipe selection.
1. All pipe is to be made of a long hole, surrounded by metal or plastic, centered around the hole.
2. All pipe is to be holed throughout the entire length. Do not use holes of different length than the pipe.
3. The ID (Inside Diameter) of all pipe must not exceed the OD (Outside Diameter). Othervise the hole will be on the outside.
4. All pipe is to be supplied with nothing in the hole, so that water, steam or other stuff can be put inside at a later date.
5. All pipe should be supplied without rust. This can be more readily applied at the job site. (Note! Some vendors are now able to supply pre-rusted pipe. If available in your area, this new product is recommended as it will save a great deal of time at the job site)
6. A long pipe over 500ft (153m) in length should have the words LONG PIPE clearly painted on each end, so the drill crew will know it is a long pipe.
7. Pipe over two miles (3,2 km) in length must also have the words LONG PIPE painted in the middle, so the crew will not have to walk the entire length of the pipe to determine whether it is a long pipe or short pipe.
8. All pipe over 6in (152mm) in diameter must have the words LARGE PIPE painted on it, so the drill crew will not mistake it for a small pipe.
9. Flanges should be used on all pipe. Flanges must have holes for bolts quite separate from the big hole in the middle.
10. When ordering 90 deg, 45 deg or 30 deg elbows, be sure to specify right-hand or left-hand. Othervise you will end up going in the wrong direction.
11. Be sure to specify to your vendor whether you want level, up-hill or down-hill pipe. If you use down-hill pipe for going up-hill, the water will flow the wrong way.
12. All couplings should have either right-hand or left-hand threads. Do not mix the threads. Othervise, as the coupling is being screwed on the pipe, it is unscrewing from the other.