In the preceding part of this series, we took a look at the broader process of oil production. In this part, let’s dive into the nitty-gritty details of the offshore drilling process. The offshore ...

Drilling supervisors at GDF Suez E&P Deutschland GMBH have used a visual road map to control drilling operations since March 2008. The Leer Z5-5 is one of the tight gas wells recently drilled by GDF ...

The U.S. has a plentiful supply of natural gas—a clean-burning, efficient fuel that could help solve the nation’s energy problems, ranging from climate change to dependence on foreign oil, industry ...

Dependable rotary steerable systems, tied to an effective drilling engineering process through digitalization and automation, are the foundation of a new era in directional drilling. Driven by the ...

Drilling deeper, longer and more challenging wells has been made possible by improvements in drilling technologies, including more efficient and effective drilling fluids. Drilling fluids, also ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Encore Bits LLC, a privately held company providing innovative PDC drill bits for the oil & gas industry, announced today it received a patent for a revolutionary process ...