The turbine-engine repair and refurbishing business is growing because of ground-based and aerospace turbines in need of regular maintenance. The airline industry might be in the dumps. But the ...

Wildcat drilling involves high-risk oil and natural gas exploration in unproven areas. Learn how it works, the potential ...

Drilling supervisors at GDF Suez E&P Deutschland GMBH have used a visual road map to control drilling operations since March 2008. The Leer Z5-5 is one of the tight gas wells recently drilled by GDF ...

Mike Chadsey, director of public relations for the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, walks down from an Ascent drilling rig in Belmont County. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Between ...

Compared to conventional vertical wells, complications from formation pore pressure, borehole stability, hole cleaning, drillstring torque and drag, and other parameters create serious challenges for ...

The United States produces more oil and gas than any other country. Domestic production is increasing in some areas and decreasing in others, but new limits on parts of the drilling process could cut ...

Drilling process of a real-world geothermal borehole at an ongoing construction site in Portugal. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...