INDUSTRY DIRECTIVE Venmyn Deloitte suggests the mining industry should take its cue from the oil and gas business in introducing more advanced modelling techniques Foreseeing that the mining industry ...

A slide and compound drilling model calculates build-up rate (BUR) of a single bent-angle motor assembly using a physical model and genetic-algorithm back propagation (GA-BP) regression analysis. A ...

Discover what a wellbore is, how it aids in oil and gas extraction, and see real-world examples. Learn about uncased and cased wellbores and their importance in resource recovery.

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 ...

A borehole is a narrow shaft drilled into the ground, either vertically or horizontally. It is constructed for different purposes, such as the extraction of water, petroleum, and gases, etc. Drilling ...

Wellbore curvature and torsion greatly influence the forces applied on the downhole pipe string and its consequent deformation. They serve as the bases for calculating the drag and torque of a pipe ...

Environmental Geologist Fidelis Adigwe has called on the Nigerian government to quickly implement and enforce tougher rules on borehole drilling to protect the groundwater reserve. With over eight ...

Johannesburg residents and businesses, weary of persistent water cuts and infrastructure woes, have increasingly turned to ...

America is embarking on a journey that is very interesting and could potentially change the global perspective of renewable energy. Quaise Energy and its team of scientists and engineers are planning ...

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG’s patent involves using an environmentally friendly biostabilizer in geothermal boreholes to reduce microorganisms. The method includes adding organic acids to water, creating a ...