LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Texas Tech University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering is preparing to drill exploratory wells at its Oilfield Technology Center off East Loop 289 and 4th Street to add a ...

Mud engineering designs, builds, operates, and continually optimizes the drilling fluid system to deliver wellbore stability, cuttings transport, pressure control, and equipment protection—safely and ...

Real-time streaming well data monitors drilling performance and aids drilling decisions using web-based drilling models to calculate and predict drilling parameters. These models improve rate of ...

Learn about drilling mud, also known as drilling fluid, which facilitates borehole drilling for oil, gas, and sampling by ...

Like it or not, the world is moving toward automation. The drilling industry is no exception. The last two decades have seen numerous advances in mechanization and automation of traditionally ...

An oil-drilling procedure called cementing is coming under scrutiny as a possible cause of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico that has led to one of the biggest oil ...

KENNER, La. — Months before the April 20 blowout on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 men, the sophisticated drilling vessel experienced power blackouts, computer glitches and a balky ...

At-a-Glance: The most reliable transition into a drilling engineer role combines short, targeted training (well control + well planning), 2–6 months of rig exposure, and a portfolio that proves you ...