Exploration & Drilling Market Research Reports

Exploration and drilling are upstream activities in the oil & gas industry used to locate, characterize, access and produce from geological hydrocarbon deposits of petroleum (oil) and natural gas. The upstream sector of the oil & gas industry is also referred to through the synonymous industry term of exploration & production (E&P) or the activities of searching for, recovering, and producing crude oil and natural gas. In the oil & gas industry chain, E&P companies utilize traditional strategies in exploration geophysics including gravity, magnetic, passive seismic, and seismic reflection surveys of subsurface geologies. Discovered features of subsurface geology suggestive of a hydrocarbon deposit constitute a “lead” that leads to more seismic profiling to identify a “prospect” reservoir. Exploration wells are then drilled to determine the features and extent of the prospect hydrocarbon reservoir. The staged process of upstream exploration activities is indicative of the high costs at each step, with investment in a particular area or field proceeding only when suitable leads and prospects are discovered.

Production drilling follows exploration surveying and drilling when a suitable prospect for oil and gas recovery is conclusively identified. A drill string and drill bit is used to drill an oil or gas well and is controlled from the surface drill rig. The drilled well is then completed in order to optimize the flow of oil or gas into the well casing so that primary production can commence. Future phases of secondary and tertiary or enhanced hydrocarbon recovery (EOR) can be facilitated through the drilling of injection wells.

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Exploration & Drilling Industry Research & Market Reports

  • Blowout Preventer (BOP)

    ... by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4% over the period 2023-2030. Annular BOP, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record 4.2% CAGR and reach US$4.7 Billion by the end ... Read More

  • Robotic Drilling

    ... at a CAGR of 4.3% over the analysis period 2023-2030. Hardware Component, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record a 5.1% CAGR and reach US$590.4 Million by the end of ... Read More

  • Global Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - Industry Market Research Report

    ... five years to 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying socioeconomic restrictions significantly disrupted macroeconomic activity, leading to tremendous volatility within global energy markets. Industry revenue fell to multi-decade lows in 2020 before reaching all-time highs ... Read More

  • Oil and Gas Extraction in New Zealand - Industry Market Research Report

    ... for domestic industrial, commercial and residential users. New Zealand's oil and gas extraction primarily takes place in the Taranaki Basin, in the Taranaki region. The industry's small size on a global scale and concentration in ... Read More

  • Japan Petroleum Exploration Co Ltd (1662) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

    ... bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you ... Read More

  • Global Subsea Umbilicals, Risers, and Flow Lines (surf) Market 2024-2028

    ... the forecast period. The report on the subsea umbilicals, risers, and flow lines (SURF) market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around ... Read More

  • Global Directional Drilling Market 2024-2028

    ... report on the directional drilling market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding ... Read More

  • Global Coiled Tubing Market 2024-2028

    ... report on the coiled tubing market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding ... Read More

  • 2024 Global: Drilling Fluids - Innovative Markets Forecast (2030) report

    ... 2030. Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2019 to 2030 using regression analysis in ... Read More

  • Global Borehole Enlargement Systems Market 2024-2028

    ... enlargement systems market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market ... Read More

  • 2024 Global: Robotic Drilling Market - Innovative Markets Forecast (2030) report

    ... 2019 through 2030. Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2019 to 2030 using regression ... Read More

  • Global Road Marking Materials Market 2024-2028

    ... period. The report on the road marking materials market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers an ... Read More

  • North America Virtual Pipeline Equipment Market Size and Forecast (2021 - 2031), Country Share, Trend, and Growth Opportunity Analysis Report Coverage: By Type (Decompression Units, Compression Units, Transportation Units, and Dispensing Units), Gas (CNG, Hydrogen, RNG, and Others), and Application (Utility Pipeline/Pipeline Repair, Industrial, Transportation, Commercial & Residential, and Fracking), and Country

    ... RNG, and Others), and Application (Utility Pipeline/Pipeline Repair, Industrial, Transportation, Commercial & Residential, and Fracking), and Country The North America virtual pipeline equipment market size is projected to reach US$ 867.92 million by 2031 from ... Read More

  • Global Industrial Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) Market 2024-2028

    ... The report on the industrial remote terminal unit (rtu) market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers ... Read More

  • Nigeria Exploration and Production Report

    ... 2027, it will subsequently decline due to natural depletion of larges fields that have historically been the backbone of Nigeria’s upstream industry, namely the Bonga Complex, OML (49, 90, 95) and Agbami fields. The scenario ... Read More

  • China Oil & Gas Upstream Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2024 - 2029)

    ... during the forecast period, 2022-2027. The COVID-19 outbreak in Q1 of 2020 had an adverse impact in terms of drawdown investments, reduced oil and gas exploration, and production activities across the country. Factors such as ... Read More

  • Global Downhole Tools Market 2024-2028

    ... report on the downhole tools market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding ... Read More

  • Global Paraffin Inhibitors Market 2024-2028

    ... market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the ... Read More

  • Global Wired Drill Pipe Market 2024-2028

    ... forecast period. The report on the wired drill pipe market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers ... Read More

  • Downhole Tools

    ... at a CAGR of 1.7% over the period 2023-2030. Well Drilling, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record 1.7% CAGR and reach US$3.2 Billion by the end of the analysis ... Read More

  • Directional Drilling Services

    ... by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 7.1% over the analysis period 2023-2030. On-Shore Application, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record a 5.8% CAGR and reach US$19.2 Billion by ... Read More

  • Drilling Tools

    ... at a CAGR of 2.7% over the period 2023-2030. Drilling Tubulars, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record 3.9% CAGR and reach US$2.8 Billion by the end of the analysis ... Read More

  • Intelligent Completion

    ... at a CAGR of 4.7% over the analysis period 2023-2030. Intelligent Completion Hardware, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record a 5.5% CAGR and reach US$2.5 Billion by the end ... Read More

  • Drilling Contractors (UK) - Industry Report

    ... the most attractive acquisition opportunities • Analyse industry trends • Benchmark their own financial performance Using an exclusive methodology, a quick glance of this Drilling Contractors (UK) report will tell you the companies that have ... Read More

  • Drag Reducing Agent - Global Market Insights and Sales Trends 2024

    ... of 2030, growing at a CAGR of 8.09% during 2024-2030. Report Scope This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Drag Reducing Agent, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to ... Read More

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