Vermeer's new SA400 mud pump continuously delivers drilling-fluid flow at any pump speed during drill operations.With the addition of the 350-hp SA400, Vermeer now offers pipeline contractors a ...

Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles — BP moved ahead with a pumping operation to plug its infamous Gulf of Mexico well, while Senate leaders Tuesday shelved offshore drilling legislation ...

Rig 22 has 3- 1,600 HP mud pumps with 7,500 PSI fluid ends. All high pressure piping is 7,500 PSI, except the choke manifold that is 15,000 PSI. Rig 22 utilizes a 750 Ton Canrig Top Drive, 47 ½ ...

CHICO — It was not Africa or a desert, but rather omnipresent puddles and thick oozing mud, where Friday some Chico High School students learned lessons in drilling wells and employing &#8220… ...

In August, Pioneer Drilling Co. Ltd., San Antonio, mobilized the first of two new IRI 1700E series rigs built by National Oilwell Inc., Houston. Pioneer Drilling Co. Ltd.'s newly built rig No. 7 ...

Rowan Cos. Inc. plans to install three pumps each on the Gorilla VIII and the Tarzan class Scooter Yeargain jack up drilling rigs, giving each rig 9,000-hp total mud system capability.

The spill comes on the heels of the late March spill of nearly 26,000 litres of drilling mud at the Henry Goodrich rig, which sparked controversy because it was not reported publicly for three days.

He said it appears the drilling mud was released from a valve on the rig that was left opened. According to the C-NLOPB Monday's incident is the largest spill of drilling muds since 2007. The board ...