directional drilling

British  

noun

1. Also called: deviated drilling.  a method of drilling for oil in which the well is not drilled vertically, as when a number of wells are to be drilled from a single platform to reach different areas of an oil field

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Example Sentences

SLB is also in line to be the exclusive provider of directional drilling for a major Russian gas project, a source said.

From Reuters

Enbridge said its practice of horizontal directional drilling is the preferred construction method for pipelines crossing under bodies of water, and that it actually protects waterbodies from disturbance.

From Seattle Times

“And because directional drilling is an inherently dangerous activity, FPL is liable for all of their subcontractors.”

From Washington Times

“With directional drilling, you don’t know where you’re going because it’s underground. Water started coming out and then it was just a geyser. Like a fire hydrant on steroids times 1,000.”

From Washington Times

Before New Mexico’s lockdown orders left his wife, Lauren, and him without jobs in April, Derrick Hendry worked in directional drilling, at times spending weeks living near oil rigs as far as Wyoming and West Virginia.

From New York Times