concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: drilling

conservation and ecology
type: Concept
narrower: drilling

drilling
type: Concept
broader: conservation and ecology
definition: Drilling is the method by which earth is penetrated for the purpose of exploration or production of oil and gas. Exploration wells are intended to gather information about the sedimentary formations that exist beneath the surface, and their structural configuration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Drilling (Oil and Gas)]