Patent ID: 8499855

Claim:
A horizontal directional drilling (HDD) system having a tool library, comprising: a plurality of tools configured to attach to a distal end of a drill string, each of the tools of the plurality configured for cutting soil in HDD; a user interface having a display screen and a user input configured to output a user input signal; and a controller coupled to the user interface and the user input, the controller configured to: receive the user input signal, store a plurality of operational tool profiles respectively associated with the plurality of tools, selectively display one or more of the operational tool profiles on the display screen based on the user input signal, each operational profile of the plurality containing operating parameters for the tool of the plurality with which the operational profile is associated, the operating parameters of each operational tool profile including operational boring parameter limits for the tool of the plurality with which the operational profile is associated, save boring data collected during boring operations, the boring data being indexed to the operational profile of the tool of the plurality attached to the drill string during boring operations as indicated by selection of the operational profile during boring operations, selection of the operational profile based on the input control signal, and display the boring data when the operational profile to which the boring data is indexed is displayed on the display screen.