Global energy technology company SLB has launched Retina at-bit imaging, which enables early identification of formation ...

North America added five rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was ...

North America dropped 11 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on May 2. The U.S. dropped a total of three rigs week on week and ...

bits wear out in days, and circulating “mud” must cool the bit, hold the well open, and flush pulverized rock to the surface. Traditional rotary rigs, powerful enough for oil at three to five ...

The weekly rig count increased in the US and dipped slightly in Canada, according to Baker Hughes. The weekly rig count increased in the US and dipped slightly in Canada, according to Baker Hughes.

Dubai-based offshore driller Vantage has secured a provisional contract for an ultra-deepwater drillship that has not worked for about one year. The company said it received a conditional letter ...

The totals, quoted by the International Association of Drilling Contractors, count only rotary rigs actually drilling and rated to depths of at least 3,000 feet.

(Above)Gregory and worker Justin Carter prep the drilling rig to drill one of the five holes for the geothermal system. (Left) Muddy water erupts from the rotary drill bit. (Right) Carter sets the ...