Drillto’s commitment to performance and reliability is reflected in its flagship products, including the Drillto breakout ...

Data from Permian basin drilling show the benefits of automation advances. Next-level drilling automation executes steering decisions from the bit guidance system automatically. Slide sequences are ...

Choosing the right size horizontal directional drill (HDD) for utility work can be a real challenge. Trying to manage multiple customers in multiple locations and varying ground conditions can ...

If the state of today’s HDD (horizontal directional drilling) industry had to be summed up in a few sentences, these might work: Business is good. Machine technology is advancing. The HDD contractor’s ...

At-a-Glance: Directional drilling safety centers on well control integrity, high-pressure systems, rotating equipment, and collision avoidance. The protocols below define the barriers, procedures, ...

Vermeer introduces the D24 horizontal directional drill (HDD), the latest in utility installation equipment designed for urban contractors' evolving needs. "The D24 represents a significant step ...

Encana calls them "stomper" systems because of the up-and-down movements of sliding a rig forward. Directional drilling and simultaneous operation methods developed by companies such as Encana and ...

MTI Equipment, a distributor of used horizontal directional drills (HDD), has been re-purchased by its founding ownership group. MTI was established in 1986 as a telecommunications installation ...

Using indices to describe and compare drilling complexity and analyzing the efficiency of the energy applied to formations while drilling can improve performance. The first part of this series ...

Directional drilling in shale formations is applied to place long horizontal laterals precisely within thin, mechanically favorable target intervals, enabling multi-stage stimulation and economic ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / January 5, 2026 / PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ:PTEN) today reported that for the month of December 2025, the Company had an average of 93 drilling rigs ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / October 3, 2025 / PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (PTEN) today reported that for the month of September 2025, the Company had an average of 93 drilling rigs operating in ...