Rock mechanics and drilling operations constitute a dynamic field that bridges fundamental geoscience with practical engineering applications. This area focuses on understanding the mechanical ...

Gas kick management is a critical aspect of maintaining well control and ensuring the safety of drilling operations. It involves the early detection, accurate simulation, and timely mitigation of ...

Swedish equipment brand Sandvik announced a new battery electric surface drill rig in a bid to create more efficient, cost-effective drilling operations. And, yes – the irony here is delicious! In ...

A Green Light Metals crew hit water when it began digging a waste pit for its exploratory drilling project last week. Activists say it proves the project is occurring too close to the groundwater ...

A draft five-year plan for offshore oil development proposes selling leases on the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.

Arabian Drilling Co. (ADC) received notices to resume operations for three of its suspended onshore rigs, in line with ...

Dallas-based Matador Resources Co. and San Mateo Midstream LLC— the company’s 51%-owned midstream joint venture with Houston private equity firm Five Point Energy LLC (49%) began operating a fifth ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Highway 154 remains closed in both directions from San Antonio Creek Road to Painted Cave Road due to ...

It's been nearly a month since the city of Rancho Palos Verdes started drilling bore holes as part of a long-term effort to slow the Portuguese Bend landslide, which has accelerated in recent years ...