1.   Also, the wells were drilled deep to reach a lower water table than those feeding domestic wells.

2.   And if the pressure were to increase in the future, he said a well could be drilled fairly easily.

3.   Another company had a cancellation and could drill two wells.

4.   Assessing the political climate of a country is as important to an oil company as evaluating the geology when deciding where to drill a well.

5.   Automated rig handling, for example, has reduced the number of roughnecks needed to drill wells.

6.   But as soon as wells are drilled, the falling water table exceeds their reach, and so thousands of wells are being redrilled and refitted for larger capacity.

7.   By Tuesday, he had found two more rigs and was making plans to drill more wells.

8.   Cheney cited slant drilling technology, which could be used to drill wells into the refuge from outside its boundaries.

9.   Dennis Cocking, spokesman for the district, said that it will cost tens of millions of dollars to clean up the wells or drill new wells.

10.   Desperate, Higgins placed an ad in a manufacturing journal, seeking someone with money and experience to drill another well.