Learn about spud, the initial drilling process in oil and gas that protects groundwater and outlines a well's development from spud date to completion.

Recent enhancements in relief well technology enable operators to drill into prolific reservoirs while maintaining a single relief well contingency plan. Blowout contingency planning is required by ...

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 ...

There are a large number of methods commercially used to bore a hole into the ground for the sake of extracting drinking water, and the all require big loud equipment. But what if you just want a ...

Real-time streaming well data monitors drilling performance and aids drilling decisions using web-based drilling models to calculate and predict drilling parameters. These models improve rate of ...

Large developments in Upper Mount Bethel Township will need to adhere to some new guidelines for drilling wells. Upper Mount Bethel Township supervisors passed an ordinance Monday regarding wells in ...

A proposal to hike Oregon’s well construction fees to shore up a regulatory budget shortfall has shone a spotlight on the problem of unlawful well drilling. House Bill 2808 would raise a variety of ...

This comes as part of Shell’s investments in Egypt and the ministry’s intensified program to boost exploration, development, ...