Turning To The Right

Welcome to the IADD blog page. Here we welcome all news from the Directional Drilling industry. Corporate Sponsors are encouraged to "stir the pot" here. Please submit your Blog entries below.

Patterson-UTI achieves longest onshore lateral in the US
July 3, 2026
Longest onshore lateral in the United States is 29,070 feet
Octane XT  recorded run post by Pro Directional
June 4, 2026
Electronics drift outside their characterized range. Battery capacity falls off. Elastomers cycle past their service window. Combined thermal-vibrational loading attacks every interface in the string. The failure modes stop being theoretical, they show up in the run report. Octane XT MWD field data: → 219 runs sustained above 320°F → 96.3% success rate That's a defensible sample size, in the operating envelope where most tools start trending toward derated performance. Engineered for thermal margin, not just nameplate temperature.

Does your company have a record they want to share? A special birthday coming up? Big announcement?

Employee Spotlight? Click the button below to submit your news!

Ellicia@iadd-intl.org