A slide and compound drilling model calculates build-up rate (BUR) of a single bent-angle motor assembly using a physical model and genetic-algorithm back propagation (GA-BP) regression analysis. A ...

Compared to conventional vertical wells, complications from formation pore pressure, borehole stability, hole cleaning, drillstring torque and drag, and other parameters create serious challenges for ...

Mineral exploration is often be considered to be a rudimentary process; one of hardcore geoscience, with prospectors poring over maps and collecting rock core samples using drilling technology that is ...

Final sea trials for the Blue Whale II underwater drilling rig are now underway, according to the technology’s producer, CIMC Raffles, marking a new milestone drilling rig developments. The Blue Whale ...

Tiger Gold Corp. (TSXV: TIGR) (FSE: D150) ("Tiger" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a third diamond drill rig has arrived onsite at its Quinchía Gold Project in Colombia and has commenced ...

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 ...