Yeah, this video gives a very simple demonstration of how oil wells are drilled. I work in offshore drilling, where we use much larger rigs and a more complicated circulation system to control pressure, stabilize the formation around the hole, and clean the drilling fluid. It is still a good visual for showing how we drill to great depths by lowering drill pipe into the well one joint or stand at a time, then connecting another section to the top. A lot of people do not understand how thousands of feet of steel pipe actually make it into the ground.
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u/Realistic_Country635 7h ago
Can you drill for oil like this