Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...

An oil-drilling procedure called cementing is coming under scrutiny as a possible cause of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico that has led to one of the biggest oil ...

LAS CRUCES - A hydrologist working with the city to build three new wells recently held a short course to explain the drilling process. “The ideal well is efficient, with very little sand production,” ...

Drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale uses millions of gallons of water at each well. The water is mixed with sand and chemicals and pumped deep into the ground at very high pressure to ...

Learn the difference between horizontal and vertical drilling, and why we think vertical drilling is the way to go.

A draft agreement has been developed by various Canadian agencies to prepare the groundwork for regional environmental assessments of exploration drilling plans off Newfoundland & Labrador to help ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a bill to streamline permitting for new oil wells. It’s a proposal that environmental groups say would wipe out scrutiny of the industry.

Western Gold Resources’ pending decision to mine its Gold Duke in WA is looking to be an easy one after early grade control ...

Concerned community members, Santa Cruz officials and environmental advocates gathered on the Santa Cruz Wharf on a clear ...

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Drilling S.A. (the “Company”) announced today that the Company and each of its debtor affiliates have emerged from the Chapter 11 process, signaling the successful ...