While drilling a well cuts through the rock ... The widest type of casing is called conductor pipe, and it usually is about 30 to 42 inches in diameter for offshore wells and 16 inches in diameter ...

The drilling rig is already positioned ... The operation is expected to take one day to set surface conductor casing and then proceed to the planned depth. Once reached, gas will be tested ...

casing was set ... the rig will be utilized to drill the top-hole sections and set the conductor(s) on the Chatham and/or Jayne East projects. “It is anticipated that the repairs to the BOP ...

and drilling is set to begin within 24 hours. The well, named Barclay-TH 295 106A, aims to reach a total depth of approximately 800 feet to test the Lyons Sandstone formation. The operation is ...