HOUSTON, June 28-- A West Texas operator will use a modified road-boring rig to drill two multilateral horizontal pilot wells to access shallow viscous oil in Wardlaw field in the Val Verde basin. The ...

The McL-36/42 auger boring machine delivers 633,333 pounds of forward thrust and 113,500 ft.-lbs. peak auger torque for cased bores to 42 inches. It is powered by a 96-hp four-cylinder diesel engine.

Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva Oy has completed the drilling of the first two deposition holes at the Onkalo underground used nuclear fuel repository near Olkiluoto using a new ...

The Zacks Oil and Gas - Drilling industry consists of companies that provide rigs (or specialized vehicles) on a contractual basis to explore and develop oil and gas. These operators offer drilling ...