The increasing complexity of today’s drilling process places considerable attention on the role of drilling contractors. However, there are drilling-related services not traditionally provided by drillers that play an equally important role in determining the quality and profitability of a well.
For the purposes of EnergyPoint’s independent surveys, these other services fall into five segments: drilling fluids, fishing, cementing, directional drilling and measurement-while-drilling (MWD). Generally speaking, survey results suggest customers have high regard for the drilling-related services they provide. In fact, the category’s customer satisfaction scores have outperformed EnergyPoint’s broader index of oilfield products and services since 2004. Continue reading “The Other Drilling Guys”