The average do-it-yourselfer hates to drill metal, especially steel. We don’t know how many questions readers have submitted and we’ve answered on that topic over the years. Even the most enthusiastic ...

Learn the difference between horizontal and vertical drilling, and why we think vertical drilling is the way to go.

The oil and gas deposits drawing attention in Ohio are known as the Utica Shale, a rock formation located from 3,000 to 7,000 feet below the Marcellus Shale, itself several thousand feet below the ...

Opening more of America's coastlines to oil and natural gas drilling won't cut energy prices anytime soon. And it won't greatly reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. But it could bring ...

With increasing depth, geothermal energy offers an almost inexhaustible potential for renewable energy. The drilling costs however, rise exponentially with depth in the case of conventional rotary ...

ConocoPhillips has ordered a powerful new drilling rig that will surely crush long-distance drilling records in Alaska while allowing the company to unlock oil from a new field northwest of the Alpine ...

New hot tap mechanical drilling machines are available. According to the manufacturer, with the right hole saw, the user can cut or drill holes for up to 4-inch valves in copper, steel, or plastic ...

The U.S. Air Force will consider leasing land on Vandenberg Air Force Base for private companies to extract offshore oil and gas from land-based drills on the central California coast. The proposal, ...

Ambitious Perth-based explorer Tap Oil is chasing a net 100 million barrels of oil equivalent in the next year with a 25-well exploration and appraisal drilling programme in Australia and New Zealand.

But don't expect gasoline pump prices to fall anytime soon because of the new drilling. The offshore areas are located along relatively pristine parts of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, a new ...