Oil has been one of the most important natural products used by man since for centuries. From the Babylonian and the Assyrian civilizations, man has been extracting oil for his use. However, the method, quite naturally, has undergone a sea change. Today, oil extraction for companies like Triple Diamond Energy Corp. means the use of advanced technologies.

The state of the art machinery that is used by big companies can seldom be accommodated into the budget of small companies. However, there are certain technologies that can be accessed by small companies as well. The recent technologies like logging, horizontal drilling and small drill bits help make oil extraction much easier.     

There are some oil deposits that cannot be accessed by the age-old vertical well. There have been recent discoveries of oil wells from which oil had to be recovered after penetrating a layer of land followed by a layer of water and then another land layer. Generally, the digging begins with a vertical drill. The angles are then modified according to the direction in which the oil well is situated.

Drilling Machinery And Its Developments

The machines that are used for drilling through the land have been developed considerably through the years. Right now, companies like Triple Diamond Energy Corp. have advanced drilling machines at their disposal. These drilling machines are made with carbide teeth and can go down up to 30000 to 40000 feet. The use of special fluids in rotary drilling enables greater efficiency because it washes the drill hole as it goes deeper into the ground. This also reduces the chances of oil spilling over, which is known as “gushing.”  

Methods Of Extracting The Oil To The Surface   

Getting the oil out from the oil into the surface requires certain procedures. The most popular method is known as the artificial lift. In this method, a pump extracts the oil from the well and releases it into a storage container kept on the surface. In order to make the artificial lift easier, gas bubbles are often pumped into the oil well to reduce the density of the oil and make it easier for the reservoir to release it into the storage container. However, one problem with this method is that a lot of oil is left unextracted in the well.    

Another method that is also quite useful is known as water or gas injection. In this method, water or gas is put into the oil well. When gas is inserted inside, it results in the formation of a gas cap that forces the oil out to the surface. In case of water, it is used to flood the oil well. Since oil is lighter than water, it floats and comes out to the surface.   

Another method is to use natural gas as an agent for gas injection. Some companies also use a surfactant, a soap-like substance. This pushes the oil into the surface and enables complete gathering of oil from the well. Triple Diamond Energy Corp. is constantly researching and exploring new ways to extract the most resources from oil wells in order to preserve one or our world’s most important natural resource.