EnCana Corp. had a new rig built for reverse-circulation airlift drilling to prevent lost-circulation through thick, fractured, vuggy basalts. Encana was faced with drilling Miocene basalt sections as ...

BIG TINES Pipe Caddy can turn an excavator into giant forklift for pipe. A Westlake, La., general contractor has patented a new pipe-handling attachment and has worldwide plans to market the implement ...

Raptor Rig sees opportunities beyond the current downturn for its new land drilling rig technology. Raptor Rig sees opportunities beyond the current downturn for its new land drilling rig technology.

Rig-floor drilling robots improve quality control in repetitive tasks and eliminate people from red-zone exposure to dangers such as dropped objects and pinch points. Three robotic-drilling pilot ...

On a drilling rig towering above quiet cattle farms in Southeast Texas, Eric Williams perched inside the cabin of the 16-story machine, twisting a pair of joysticks to guide a gigantic wrench roaring ...

Vista Pipe & Supply, a prominent and trusted supplier of OCTG, HDPE and line pipe to the oilfield, recently announced a move to broaden their service offering with an Enterprise License for Rig ...