Sentence examples for Extensive drilling from inspiring English sources

Extensive drilling in the Paraguayan Chaco has failed to find any commercially viable hydrocarbons.

The extensive drilling operation is disguised below the surface.

According to interviews with several farmers, the extensive drilling during exploration has dried up local wells or muddied the water.

The music (most of it taped, but not all) was amplified, so that the surrounding city noise — which included extensive drilling and construction work — promptly faded into oblivion.

Cuadrilla is planning more extensive drilling later this month which could involve a controversial technique needed in shale gas extraction called "fracking" - when the rock is fractured using chemicals.

Britain is thought to have substantial shale gas resources but it will require extensive drilling and testing to discover whether the gas in the ground can be profitably produced.

Oftentimes, before we went, we had extensive drills on how to deal with the crowd should it charge us and try and get to the American flag, which we carried in our midst.

The level of authenticity as well as the extensive practice of formations and drills really showed me how much attention and effort goes into preparing for public disorder in London.

The company still needs to do extensive test drilling to determine the quality and quantity of the rare earth ore.

But he emphasized that new safety and environmental safeguards would have to be put in place before extensive new drilling was permitted.

Among the states that would stand to gain most under the measure, Alaska with its long coastline and extensive oil drilling ranks high on the list, with $163 million to be set aside for conservation efforts by local, state and federal agencies.