One of the most effective ways of reducing downtime on projects using compact and medium-sized horizontal directional drilling (HDD) units is to properly maintain drill-string components—drill pipe, ...
The drilling industry’s multifaceted quest for downhole tools made of lighter materials, along with ways to make those tools react both quicker and smarter, is picking up momentum. The drilling ...
IntelliServ Inc. of Provo, Utah (a Grant Prideco(TM)/Novatek venture) announced the successful completion of a fifth field trial of the IntelliServ® network, a high-speed, real-time drill string ...
The release of Epiroc ET66, ET45 and ET38 marks a substantial breakthrough in tophammer drilling efficiency and reliability. Developed over five years, the new Epiroc ET drill string components have ...
Rockmore International will officially unveil its new Vector Rod System to the North American construction and aggregate industries at the upcoming CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 exhibition in Las Vegas, NV in ...
Commercial debut of wired-pipe telemetry system reveals extremely high speed for delivery of MWD-LWD, other downhole data in ‘really’ real time The future of drilling most likely will be enhanced ...
If high oil prices weren’t enough to drive increased exploration and production activity in 2005, improved drilling technology was. Some experts now estimate the average footage drilled per rig has ...