drilling
Example Sentences
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“Thus we expect to see more newsflow around the drilling results and no doubt we will see another significant uplift” in coming ore-reserve and mineral-resource estimates, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
While Quaise is planning to use some conventional drilling at the project site it's developing in Oregon, Kelso says that conventional drills start to break down more quickly when it reaches very hard rock.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
As a lifeguard lieutenant and later a chief, Ms. Fash was hard on her crew, drilling them constantly and patrolling her section of the beach to ensure that their eyes remained squarely on the water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
The new ordinance, written by the Department of City Planning, prohibits new oil and gas extraction, including drilling, redrilling or deepening existing oil wells for the purposes of production.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
At least, one-fourth of the way through the drilling.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
