A borehole is a narrow shaft drilled into the ground, either vertically or horizontally. It is constructed for different purposes, such as the extraction of water, petroleum, and gases, etc. Drilling ...

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 ...

L. R. Aalund Managing Editor-Technology The third phase in the world's most sophisticated deep drilling project ended this summer with the borehole at a depth of 3,003 m or 9,852 ft. The scientific ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation is looking to exert tighter control on the country's water sources to ensure they are not overused. Last month, it published draft regulations aimed at ...

Offshore oil and gas exploration and production are inherently hazardous activities requiring the coordinated utilization of many complex systems by hundreds of people working for dozens of companies.

A study of the natural fractures in BA oil field in Algeria’s Sahara Desert suggests horizontal and multilateral drilling may improve production. BA oil field is characterized by considerable ...