Wellbore curvature and torsion greatly influence the forces applied on the downhole pipe string and its consequent deformation. They serve as the bases for calculating the drag and torque of a pipe ...

Acoustic Logging While Drilling (ALWD) techniques utilise sound waves to characterise subsurface geological formations in real time during drilling operations. This method involves the transmission ...

Arsenic is so common in groundwater in Bangladesh, Nepal, western India, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam all heavily populated countries in the flood plains draining the Himalayas that their drinking ...

Operators’ ability to develop previously untapped oil reserves through horizontal drilling techniques has led to a record 1,443 oil rigs currently in operation in the U.S. according to a report ...

Environmental Geologist Fidelis Adigwe has called on the Nigerian government to quickly implement and enforce tougher rules on borehole drilling to protect the groundwater reserve. With over eight ...

The provincial government is looking to incentivize multi-lateral drilling in Saskatchewan with a new program. Multi-lateral drilling allows for more of an oil reservoir to be access from a single ...