CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Varel International, a leading manufacturer of drill bits and a global supplier to the drilling industry, announces the development of the CaseBit™ advanced casing ...

ConocoPhillips, Tesco Corp., and Schlumberger Ltd. successfully tested rotary-steerable casing drilling in South Texas, combining directional drilling technology with casing drilling. ConocoPhillips, ...

Conoco Inc., Houston and Tesco Corp., Calgary, commercialized the Casing-Drilling process by signing a multiyear, multiwell contract, which they say is their first for Casing-Drilling services. The ...

Through the marshes of southern Louisiana 14 months ago, an oil-drilling rig was towed into position and a 20-in. drill casing firmly planted in the muck. Fort Worth Oil Drillers Sid Richardson and ...

Production casing to be installed at Austria's Welchau-1 discovery of extensive condensate and oil-rich gas shows; full testing set for October 2024 Further to the announcement by MCF Energy on March ...

WASHINGTON — Several days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP officials chose, partly for financial reasons, to use a type of casing for the well that the company knew was the ...

WASHINGTON Internal documents from BP show that there were serious problems and safety concerns with the Deepwater Horizon rig far earlier than those the company described to Congress last week. The ...