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

A slide and compound drilling model calculates build-up rate (BUR) of a single bent-angle motor assembly using a physical model and genetic-algorithm back propagation (GA-BP) regression analysis. A ...

the fiscal year 2011 budget.The issue is playing an increasingly prominent role in energy debates. The gas drilling method, dubbed “fracking,” involves high-pressure injections of chemicals, water and ...

Changes in directional drilling and surveying practices could lead to a reduction in positional errors arising from nonconstant wellbore curvature. Part 1 of this series (OGJ, Oct. 27, 2003, p. 51) ...

In a full-scale demonstration on an oil rig near Houston, Texas, Quaise Energy showcased its new drilling technique capable of reaching superhot geothermal resources 2 to 12 miles beneath the Earth's ...

RC Crawford woke up one day with an idea about how to make drilling for water cheaper in poor countries. His dream involved designing a drill that uses a technique called reverse circulation. The ...