Definicja drilling

Co znaczy DRILLING:

The act of boring a hole.

During this process, you:

Determine whether minerals are present in commercially-recoverable quantities Accomplish production of the minerals (including drilling to inject fluids).

There are three types of drilling:

Exploratory - drilling to locate probable mineral deposits or to establish the nature of geological structures. Such wells may not be capable of production if minerals are discovered. Developmental - drilling to delineate the boundaries of a known mineral deposit to enhance the productive capacity of the producing mineral property. Directional - drilling that is deliberately made to depart significantly from the vertical