Most vibration drilling technologies are still at a research stage.

Yet the administration's examination did not question the oil industry's confident assertions about its drilling technology.

Drilling technology has improved tremendously in ways that could limit the damage.

Continuous development of drilling technology provides access to many difficult-to-access fields.

This approach has potential to replace conventional drilling technologies.

Worldwide there are several research teams which work continually on research and development of new deep drilling technology.

As drillers responded to market forces and drilling technology advanced, supplies became ample.

Moreover, state-of-the-art developments in modern drilling technology now allow for a minimal amount of land and equipment to be used above ground.

Horizontal drilling technology enables operators to reach their target site and avoid environmentally difficult areas.

Finally a new kind of drilling technology is available to face this issue: the vibration drilling.

This drilling technology is based on thermal processes of rock spallation and fusion.

With advances in seismic surveying and drilling technology, hopes have been raised once again for a potential oil strike.

But even here in the heart of the West Texas oil fields, with some of the world's best drilling technology, the progress was slow.

Along with wireless systems that beam data from building to building, some companies use horizontal drilling technology to bore under streets.

Many environmentalists say even the most advanced drilling technology can damage the environment, as does the infrastructure that accompanies oil and gas fields.

It used to be far too expensive to mine, but recent developments in drilling technology have now made it commercially viable.

But it wasn't until recently that, owing to advances in drilling technology, extracting the gas became a lucrative proposition.

Unocal also had sensitive deep-sea exploration and drilling technology with dual-use potential.

Early twentieth-century drilling technology lacked such modern safety features as blowout preventers.

The next great advancement in drilling technology, the electric motor, led to the invention of the electric drill.

His company, Gemini Exploration, pioneered the use of horizontal drilling technology throughout the early 1990s.

If a large oil field were found, the oil could be developed using directional drilling technology, which requires very little use of land at the surface.

Brandon started a company in Berlin, Pennsylvania, that specializes in a new kind of drilling technology.

His report became the "bible" for oil drilling technology in the Dutch East Indies.

Leaps in drilling technology have lowered exploration costs and sharpened the eye of oil and gas explorers.