drilling technology News

Flooding is a natural process, but it can cause heavy economic loss and endangers lives.  Flood risk is expected to increase with climate change and increased urbanisation, so a heavy responsibility lies with those that allocate funding and formulate flood management strategy. In the following article, Nigel Grimsley from OTT Hydromet in the UK explains how the success of such plans (both ...

Oct. 8, 2019

By OTT HydroMet

“Our research impacts the most critical component of resource exploration and production,” says CESRE Chief, Dr Mike McWilliams. “Drilling is a major expense in the resources industry. Our scientists and engineers are comprehensively redesigning and improving drilling equipment and techniques precisely when global commodity needs are on the upswing. This is good news for Australian resource ...

Mar. 21, 2010

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

DTD has pioneered the development of a new technology for completing blind wells of extended lengths, even in adverse drilling conditions. The technology retains all the benefits of real-time directional drilling while virtually guaranteeing that well screens and casing can be installed, even in wells several hundred feet long. Until now, single-ended, or "blind" well installations required that ...

Aug. 30, 2011

By Directed Technologies Drilling Incorporated (DTD)

Vermeer Corporation will introduce two new horizontal directional drill (HDD) models engineered for the unique demands of mixed ground conditions, including rock. These new drills have been designed from the drawing table of the popular D36x50 Series II Navigator HDD, but have been modified to accommodate the distinct rock drilling technologies. “Each system offers unique advantages to ...

Jul. 31, 2012

By Vermeer

During the annual seminar of International Association of Specialists for Horizontal Directional Drilling (MAS GNB), Universal HDD presented its revolutionary new air rock tool – UNIHAMMER. The event took place in Gelendjik, Russia on October 8-9, 2009. The focus of the seminar was on horizontal directional drilling in geologically difficult grounds, and more specifically in rock. The ...

Oct. 9, 2009

By Universal HDD

With the strength of the transport, energy and other infrastructure construction, in tunnel, the basement and slope, as an anchorage technology that can give full play to the rock mass self-stabilization ability has been developing rapidly, increasing dosage of self drilling rock bolts ...

Jan. 7, 2016

By Luoyang Sinorock Engineering Material Co., Ltd.

SALT LAKE CITY - Boart Longyear Limited (ASX: BLY) today announces the release of four new products during the first half of 2010. Products released include next-generation surface-set bits, a new portable drill rig, upgraded and expanded diamond coring bits and a new rotary drill head. These new industry-leading products feature unique technology advances for drilling contractors in both the ...

Jun. 30, 2010

By Boart Longyear Inc.

Tangent Environmental Technologies, a provider of waste and fluids management, today announced that Richard Seto has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Currently, Mr. Seto comes to Tangent from Clarity Capital where he acts as a President of oilfield services and manufacturing. He has had extensive entrepreneurial experience in many businesses, including the oil field service sector ...

Aug. 26, 2009

By One Eye Industries Inc.

Drill cuttings containing hydrocarbon contaminants from the Oil & Gas industry are generally considered to be special waste. They are the broken bits from boreholes mixed with water and drilling fluids. Fluids released during the drilling process comprise of water, diesel or other hydrocarbons used for lubrication. There are various different ways to handle drill cuttings. To this ...

Jan. 25, 2016

By econ industries services GmbH

Boart Longyear (www.BoartLongyear.com), the world’s leading provider of drilling services, equipment and performance tooling, will showcase advancements in productivity and safety during the Perumin 32nd Mining Convention, September 21-25. Now more than ever, companies are increasing their focus on reducing costs ...

Sep. 13, 2015

By Boart Longyear Inc.

Effective June 13th, 2011, Innovative Environmental Technologies, Inc. (IET) is proud to announce the formation of our environmental drilling division. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ...

Jun. 11, 2011

By Innovative Environmental Technologies, Inc. (IET)

Baker Hughes announced today the commercial release of its line of Kymera™ XTreme (XT) hybrid drill bits, designed to help oil and gas operators lower their well construction costs through faster and more durable ...

Sep. 26, 2016

By Baker Hughes, a GE company

IPEC company presents its innovations and solutions in oil sludge and drilling waste management at the company’s first workshop – Oil Production And Oil Refinery Waste Treatment at its industrial site from 25 — 26 February 2015. Workshop Program: February 25 – Drilling muds and used drilling solutions treatment February 26 – Oil sludge and ...

Jan. 20, 2015

By IPEC

Boart Longyear (www.BoartLongyear.com), a leading provider of drilling services, equipment and performance tooling, will debut the new MDR700 and showcase a range of other innovative drilling products at DrillFest 2015 this week. “Now more than ever, companies are increasing their focus on reducing costs and creating ...

Oct. 13, 2015

By Boart Longyear Inc.

A Pacific Carbon Trust investment in carbon offsets will help deploy an innovative technology in natural gas drilling that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85 per cent from an energy development project in northeastern British Columbia. The project, located in the Jean Marie formation near Fort Nelson, involves using an existing technique known as "underbalanced drilling" and improves on ...

May 4, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Numa, the world’s leading designer of DTH hammers and bits, has announced the addition of Andrew Robertson to its international sales team. Based in Scotland, Andrew will be responsible for driving sales and supporting International customers in the field. “With the further growth of Numa’s international presence, we continue to invest in supporting drillers with the latest DTH ...

Oct. 27, 2016

By Numa

Increasing public demand for reduced fossil fuel consumption is creating growing business diversification opportunities with geothermal heating and cooling systems, according to presentations scheduled for the National Ground Water Association's 'Geothermal and Horizontal Drilling Forum,' August 25-25, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio. Using vertically drilled earth boreholes to connect heat pumps is a ...

Aug. 3, 2008

By National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

Boart Longyear a leading provider of drilling services, equipment and performance tooling, will debut the new MDR700 and showcase a range of other innovative drilling products at DrillFest 2015 this week. “Now more than ever, companies are increasing their focus on reducing costs and creating efficiencies in order to drive productivity and ...

Oct. 13, 2015

By Boart Longyear Inc.

Numa, the world’s leading drilling technology provider, has released a range of HDD Drilling Systems designed for productive and efficient drilling in hard rock and fractured ground formations. “Numa has a long history of serving the HDD market and with our range of HDD Drilling Systems we enhance our ability to serve our customers with the ...

Jul. 31, 2019

By Numa

Baker Hughes announced today the commercial release of its WellLink™ Performance service, designed to help operators reduce invisible lost time (ILT) by transforming the complex data buried within legacy applications, drilling ...

Jun. 20, 2016

By Baker Hughes, a GE company