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

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

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

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

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

But it presents a disturbing picture of what could happen, even with improvements in drilling technology, and is thus another good argument for leaving the refuge alone.

Advances in drilling technology now allow grouping of multiple wells on a single drilling pad, thus reducing the footprint upon the land.

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

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

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