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Deep Into the Earth - The Well Drilling Journey

Go deep beneath the surface and follow the complete journey of drilling a well, from setup and site prep to hitting water and ...
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Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Drilling Techniques

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

ESTIMATING DRILLING COSTS-1: Joint association survey, mechanical risk index methods common in GOM

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, ...
Oil

New technique calculates borehole curvature, torsion

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 ...
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Mazama Energy Achieves Record Temperatures in Superhot Geothermal Drilling at Newberry Volcano

Mazama Energy has set a new global benchmark in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology, drilling the world's hottest ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

Kolibri: Ready To Expand

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 ...