Rig Count by Type: The number of vertical drilling rigs totaled 15 units, higher than the week-ago count of 13 units. The horizontal/directional rig count (encompassing new drilling technology ...

A more popular design for semisubmersible rigs is the column-stabilized semisub. Here, two horizontal hulls are connected via cylindrical or rectangular columns to the drilling deck above the water.

Of them, 49 are directional drilling rigs, 527 are horizontal drilling rigs and 13 are vertical drilling rigs. The Permian Basin in western Texas and eastern New Mexico has been the largest source ...

HOUSTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 590 this week, down by two from the previous week and by 30 from this time last year, according to the ...

Of them, 50 were directional drilling rigs, 529 were horizontal drilling rigs and 13 were vertical drilling rigs. So far, the Permian Basin in western Texas and eastern New Mexico has been the ...