Two years ago, Swedish manufacturer Epiroc collaborated with exploration drilling services provider Ausdrill to develop a rig with fully automated rod-handling, including some sequence automation ...

In minerals exploration, drilling is typically contracted out to specialized companies whose costs are largely defined by ...

Automated exploration drill rigs can improve ... are one of the main expenses occurred during drilling campaigns, in addition to potentially shorting time frames. What is more, as the energy ...

Halliburton HAL and Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR have reached a breakthrough by completing the first fully automated surface and subsurface execution of rotary and slide drilling operations in Oman.