Drilling fluids are water-, oil- or synthetic-based, and each composition provides different solutions in the well. If rock formation is composed of salt or clay, proper action must be taken for ...

The well also tested positive for oil earlier this year, but that discovery was made above the pre-salt layer. Shell has embarked on a drilling campaign that has targeted pre-salt prospects.

Caspian Holdings says that drilling results for well 103 on the dry Zhengeldy salt lake has produced very ... to a depth of 302 meters in 9 days. Two oil bearing levels in well 103 have been ...

One of the world's biggest oil producers has sought global PR expertise as it expands a controversial deep sea offshore sub-salt drilling program. Against the backdrop of one of the world's worst ...

("Atlas Salt" or the "Company") (TSXV:SALT)(OTCQB:REMRF) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the geotechnical drilling and in-field data collection phase of its Geotechnical ...

Robert Booth, Vice President of Construction & Engineering for Atlas Salt, commented: "Completing the field portion of our Geotechnical Drilling and Investigation Program on schedule is a major ...

("Atlas Salt" or the "Company") (TSXV:SALT)(OTCQB:REMRF) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the geotechnical drilling and in-field data collection phase of its Geotechnical ...