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Frank Canon
J.D. Hair
HDD Legends Canon, Hair to be Inducted
into Hall of Fame
Frank Canon
When it came to understanding the impacts of proper drilling
fluid use for HDD, Frank Canon's name instantly springs to mind
for thousands of veteran drillers. His homespun teaching style
and humor, combined with years of practical experience, made
Canon the renowned educator for drilling mud.
But Canon's industry involvement was not just limited to mud
schools. He was heavily embedded in the trenchless industry,
particularly with HDD. Canon was a regular at conferences
and conventions, providing unique, informative and easyto-understand
training. He also was involved with various
associations and groups, serving as an advisor and on board of
directors, for which he has received numerous industry awards.
Canon also frequented many job sites, providing guidance
and answers to mud challenges and complications.
He started working for Baroid in 1975 as an oilfield mud
engineer, covering all parts of the U.S. In 1991, he returned to
Houston and assisted with Baroid's newly formed Industrial
Drilling Products Division. In 1992, Canon led the team that
helped educate the growing HDD industry, by giving mud
schools around the country and the world. In 2000 alone,
Canon helped train over 4,000 people on the best use of
drilling fluids for non-oilfield applications.
He retired from Baroid on April 1, 2015. But as Canon
joked " being April Fools Day, it did not take long for industry
people to realize I was still available for free phone consultations
and advice. "
That same year, which also marked the 20th anniversary of
UCT, Canon observed: " In 1995, most of us had no idea where
new underground technologies were going to go. UCT has become
a focal point of the industry. While there is strong attendance
of engineers and utility providers, UCT still is very much a
'contractors' show.
" One thing I like about the educational sessions is they focus
on new developments in technology and procedures - they are
very focused on real advances, not papers based on a rehashing
of old information. "
Canon has been aptly described as one of the great influencers
in HDD industry.
John Hair
John Hair's career in the pipeline industry spans almost 50 years.
His efforts were critical to making the fledgling HDD industry an
integral part when planning any pipeline project.
He tirelessly educated energy companies in the 1980s and
'90s about the huge benefits HDD supplied for pipelines, if
properly designed and engineered. Today, thanks in no small
part to Hair's efforts, HDD opportunities are one of the first
things considered with any pipeline project.
Hair started his career by working as a draftsman on pipeline
river crossing projects while a civil engineering student at
Louisiana State University. His career became focused on
horizontal directional drilling in 1980, when he joined Reading
& Bates Horizontal Drilling Company, an early leader in HDD
pipeline construction.
In 1987 he founded J. D. Hair & Associates to provide
specialized engineering services related to HDD projects. Under
his leadership, the firm has consulted on more than 1,000 HDD
crossings in locations ranging from Alaska to Australia. Clients
have been based on every continent, except Antarctica ,and
include Fortune 500 energy companies, major international
design and construction firms, and HDD contractors.
Hair retired in 2018 and facilitated an employee buyout of
the company he had founded. He resides in Tulsa, Okla. In
October 2021, J.D. Hair & Associates was acquired by Michels
Trenchless, a wholly owned subsidiary of Michels Corp. *
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