LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Texas Tech University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering is preparing to drill exploratory wells at its Oilfield Technology Center off East Loop 289 and 4th Street to add a ...

Mud engineering designs, builds, operates, and continually optimizes the drilling fluid system to deliver wellbore stability, cuttings transport, pressure control, and equipment protection—safely and ...

KENNER, La. — Federal investigators on Wednesday revealed limitations in the complex web of inspections by various agencies that came in contact with the Deepwater Horizon before it exploded and sank ...

Like it or not, the world is moving toward automation. The drilling industry is no exception. The last two decades have seen numerous advances in mechanization and automation of traditionally ...

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 ...

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 ...

An oil-drilling procedure called cementing is coming under scrutiny as a possible cause of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico that has led to one of the biggest oil ...

Sandvik has launched the Leopard DI610i, a new high-performance down-the-hole (DTH) surface drill rig for open-pit mines and drilling contractors. The company […] ...

At-a-Glance: The most reliable transition into a drilling engineer role combines short, targeted training (well control + well planning), 2–6 months of rig exposure, and a portfolio that proves you ...