The phrase "able to drill a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone's capability or skill to perform a drilling action, often in a technical or mechanical context.
Example: "The technician is able to drill a precise hole in the metal sheet for the assembly."
Alternatives: "capable of drilling a" or "skilled at drilling a".
Indeed, oil firms do not seem able to drill a well in Western Uganda without hitting the stuff.
"You may also be able to drill a hole in a window frame or in the woodwork near the floor," he said, pointing out that insulation inside the wall will restrict the movement of the dust and decrease the effectiveness of the treatment.
He said that drilling a relief well is a logistically complicated operation, and that he thinks the ability to be able to drill a second relief well is important, because there's no guarantee that the first relief well will succeed.
You can make a clock with any object or material that you are able to drill a 3/8 in (0.95 m) hole in.
"I'm going to be able to drill [a target] with a round while I put him in the dirt.
"Rather than looking at static graphs of costs and environmental metrics side by side, company representatives are able to drill into a granular level of the data and toggle between cost and environmental metrics at a very detailed level," Paridis said.
She wrote that "being able to drill down to a more detailed level and focus on a specific geographic area of Indonesia" and "get first-hand opinions from travelers has helped us make a better decision".
Using machines designed for construction, the robbers were able to drill and burn through a two-and-a-half-feet thick wall to gain entry to the vault.
Because of the presumed greater production of the formations, the executives say they hope to be able to drill many wells from a single site so as to reduce the environmental impact above ground.
Some pastoralists were able to drill boreholes through this scheme, and as a result, new lands in the dry Kalahari sandveld were opened up for grazing.
But a Giants quarterback's job description includes being able to drill the ball through the wind in Giants Stadium in December, and a Giants receiver's job description includes being able to catch the ball in the wind.
