Category: PETROCHEMICALS

Advancements in the science of horizontal drilling have been nothing short of astonishing over the past two decades. Fifteen years ago, a rig may have been on location for a couple of months to drill a one-mile lateral in a shale formation. Today, laterals of three to four times that length are being drilled in a fraction of the spud-to-rig release times, with the amount of footage drilled per rig continuing to climb. In short, the industry has become extremely good at making hole, safely drilling better completion-ready well bores...