As in nearly all carburetors, the Quadrajet's bowl had pressed-in plugs used to seal holes left after drilling fuel passages during the manufacturing of the carburetor.

Freeport has only drilled seven holes, against more than 260 that Bre-X drilled during several years.

The engineers drilled all around the hole, during the afternoon, looking for thicker rock from which they could bridge the gulf.

Shell began drilling for oil in Africa during the 1950s.

Melilot had devised it with great care and drilled her through it a dozen times during the afternoon.

After drilling during 2010 and 2011, Cairn is now seeking a larger partner to share the financial risk.

In 1928, businessman Thayer Lindsley purchased the rights to the land previously drilled for ore during 1915.

An ExxonMobil-led consortium drilled eight wells in the south during 1985-86.

They had brought it up and drilled it into his own memory banks during his police training at the academy.

Shell drilled four wells in the area during each of the last three summers but has not disclosed any of its findings.