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The drilling of crude oil wells both on and off-shore uses the laying of pipes and drill bits. A modern method of drilling is hydraulic fracturing, or fracking which uses fluids to break up natural gas formations.
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What has the author Brandon C Nuttall written?
Brandon C. Nuttall has written: 'Oil and gas drilling activity summary for Kentucky, 1989' -- subject(s): Statistics, Oil well drilling, Gas well drilling 'Oil and gas drilling activity summary for Kentucky, 1988' -- subject(s): Statistics, Oil well drilling, Gas well drilling
What were early oil drilling processes?
Early drilling methods relied on the cable-tool method, which was a rope or chain that suspended drilling tools into the well bore. Various methods were used to actually pound the drill bit into the ground.
What has the author George V Chilingar written?
George V. Chilingar has written: 'Probability in Petroleum And Environmmental Engineering' 'Origin and prediction of abnormal formation pressures' -- subject(s): Reservoir oil pressure, Oil well drilling, Gas well drilling 'Drilling and drilling fluids' -- subject(s): Oil well drilling, Drilling muds
Where does oil well drilling occur?
There is not much information about where Oil well drilling occurs but some well known cities are in Dallas Texas, Mexico, Ontario. One can find more information on the process of oil well drilling among other information on Wikipedia.
What has the author Jerry M Neff written?
Jerry M Neff has written: 'Fate and biological effects of oil well drilling fluids in the marine environment' -- subject(s): Drilling muds, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Drilling muds, Environmental aspects of Offshore oil well drilling, Marine pollution, Offshore oil well drilling
What has the author Deborah Cranswick written?
Deborah Cranswick has written: 'Deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico' -- subject(s): Offshore gas industry, Offshore oil industry, Offshore oil well drilling, Oil well drilling, Submarine, Petroleum in submerged lands, Submarine Oil well drilling
What has the author Ken Fraser written?
Ken Fraser has written: 'Managing drilling operations' -- subject(s): Gas well drilling, Oil well drilling
What has the author Katherine Gillman written?
Katherine Gillman has written: 'Oil and gas in coastal lands and waters' -- subject(s): Continental shelf, Environmental aspects of Gas well drilling, Environmental aspects of Offshore oil well drilling, Gas well drilling, Natural gas in submerged lands, Offshore oil well drilling, Petroleum in submerged lands
What is the name for the initial drilling on an oil well?
Answer is Spud
When did BP get an oil well drilling permit?
Yes. BP has to apply for and be approved for every drilling permit.
What do you call the Framework for oil well drilling machinery?
Derrick
What has the author John E Hodges written?
John E. Hodges has written: 'The oil well drilling contractor industry' -- subject(s): Oil well drilling, Petroleum industry and trade
