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Originally Posted by bc-chris
i've got to ask a question... and i hope it isn't a stupid one.... in the one pic they talk about the pipe going parallel to the ground. i'm curious as to how they get a steel pipe to bend in the ground so that it runs parallel, not perpendicular to the surface. do they just drill at an angle??
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Not my area of expertise but:
At the surface drilling straight down is prefered, but they will go in at an angle if the depth isn't sufficient to make a full 90 degree bend. The drillbit is able to change its direction slowly, so it does bend in the ground, although there is a minimum radius to the curve... it's nowhere near a right angle.