Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...

Learn about spud, the initial drilling process in oil and gas that protects groundwater and outlines a well's development from spud date to completion.

Mike Chadsey, director of public relations for the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, walks down from an Ascent drilling rig in Belmont County. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Between ...

Drilling supervisors at GDF Suez E&P Deutschland GMBH have used a visual road map to control drilling operations since March 2008. The Leer Z5-5 is one of the tight gas wells recently drilled by GDF ...

The geology and science behind oil drilling can be quite interesting and important for understanding which companies are the right fit for your investment. When people talk about oil drilling, many of ...

Henry Ford was on to something 100 years ago when he ramped up his operations with the assembly line. It was Dec. 1, 1913, and workers, who had been trained in one of 84 separate steps to build the ...

More precautions agreed upon before permits OK’d for gas sites near water. HARRISBURG — State environmental regulators have agreed to take more precautions before they approve certain permits for oil ...

The U.S. has a plentiful supply of natural gas—a clean-burning, efficient fuel that could help solve the nation’s energy problems, ranging from climate change to dependence on foreign oil, industry ...