Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) was introduced in the late 1980s; the process was not an overnight success. Drill manufacturers spent the initial years explaining to skeptical contractors the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Missouri's directional-drilling crews must visually locate, or “day light” the location of, all utilities being crossed through hand digging or with a hydro-excavation system. But on a bore in July ...

Directional drilling on multi-well pads is used to drill multiple wells from a single surface location to different subsurface targets, optimizing surface footprint, cycle time, and cost while safely ...

Vermeer's D40x55DR S3 Navigator horizontal directional drill features dual rod technology using an inner rod to provide torque to the drill bit and an outer rod for steering capability and rotation ...

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 ...

Underground utility installation remains a bright spot in the current economic slowdown. There is a lot of fiber optic line still being installed, and many electric companies continue to bury electric ...

Detailed price information for Patterson-Uti Energy (PTEN-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

HOUSTON, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / November 5, 2025 / PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ:PTEN) today reported that for the month of October 2025, the Company had an average of 94 drilling rigs ...