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, ...

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

Gas kick events, characterised by an unexpected influx of formation gas during drilling, present significant operational and safety challenges. In recent years, researchers have increasingly ...

GulfSlope Energy Inc., Houston, has spudded its first well in a program using deepwater drilling and completion technologies for subsalt exploration on the Gulf of Mexico shelf. GulfSlope Energy Inc., ...

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 ...