The third edition of "how wells work" is here after taking a look at vertical drilling on Monday, and horizontal drilling on Tuesday. For part three, voice of News from the Oil Patch, Clarence Rye, is ...

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 ...

At-a-Glance: Fastest way to directional drilling engineer experience: start as MWD/LWD trainee, log rig time, then step into DD trainee on low-complexity wells; build a portfolio of BHAs, surveys, ...