ACT Energy Technologies Ltd. (TSX: ACX) ("ACT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire the directional drilling services business ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Horizontal Directional Drilling Market by Parts (Rigs, Pipes, Bits, Reamers), by Application (Onshore, Offshore), by End Use (Oil and Gas Extraction ...

Ditch Witch, a division of The Toro Company, has announced several strategic actions to support future growth in its core segments, drive operational efficiencies and reinforce its position in the ...

Daystar founder Jerry Watson III will remain with the company as the leader of the Indiana operation and maintain an ownership stake in the combined companies. The team will continue to operate out of ...

Directional drilling is used to precisely place wellbores within the most productive parts of the reservoir and to increase reservoir contact, thereby boosting inflow capacity and ultimate recovery ...

Ditch Witch released the JT21 directional drill, an upgraded replacement for the JT20. “Any operator who puts the JT21 drill to work will quickly see why it’s the most powerful drill in its class,” ...

The Armor Drilling System from Vermeer is now available for smaller horizontal directional drills (HDDs) ranging from 16,000 pounds to 24,000 pounds of thrust/pullback. Contractors now have access to ...

The process of auger boring is one of the safest means of any underground utility installations, keeping any roadway or waterbody fully operational all throughout the project. Crew members from Iowa ...

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Most professionals reach Directional Drilling Supervisor in 4–7 years via field roles (MWD/LWD ? Directional Driller ? Lead Hand) backed by well control certification, offshore safety passports, and ...

Following repeated failure of bicenter drillbits to meet demanding requirements in a number of offshore East Malaysia wells, Royal Dutch/Shell Group's Shell Malaysia Ltd. drilled six wells with an ...

Efficient drilling in shale reservoirs requires detailed 3-dimensional (3D) horizontal well trajectories. An orthogonal-arc trajectory (OAT) method assumes a single constant curvature in the curved ...