Over the past several decades, various methods have been proposed to evaluate drilling costs and complexity, but because of the large number of factors and events that affect drilling performance, ...

Operators’ ability to develop previously untapped oil reserves through horizontal drilling techniques has led to a record 1,443 oil rigs currently in operation in the U.S. according to a report ...

Go deep beneath the surface and follow the complete journey of drilling a well, from setup and site prep to hitting water and finishing the installation. See how powerful rigs, drilling techniques, ...

Wellbore curvature and torsion greatly influence the forces applied on the downhole pipe string and its consequent deformation. They serve as the bases for calculating the drag and torque of a pipe ...

Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) and Underbalanced Drilling (UBD) techniques represent significant advancements in the safe and efficient extraction of hydrocarbons. MPD employs sophisticated control ...

Canadian company Eavor Inc. has designed a new closed-loop system to tap geothermal energy in deep-underground hot-rock formations. Eavor applies drilling methods developed in the oil-and-gas industry ...

After years of sporadic activity, Newbury Park-based Kolibri Global Energy gears up to expand its fracking operations in Oklahoma. Fuel: A well-drilling rig at Kolibri Global Energy's site in Oklahoma ...

The Company will continue with its adopted multilateral well drilling strategy for 2025-2026", using new state of the art multilateral well drilling techniques in Alberta and Saskatchewan, to create ...