Vertical drilling

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(consists of drilling a well straight down to the formation)
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Vertical drilling, aka conventional drilling, as opposed to horizontal drilling consists of drilling a well straight down to the formation to tap a pocket of natural gas, or pool or oil, contained in a permeable rock layer such as sand or limestone.

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