Ideal for non-engineer industry professionals and freshmen-level petroleum engineering students. Devereux introduces the reader to both onshore and offshore drilling operations and technology by covering the entire drilling process from basic geology to managing drilling operations.

The general manager of the Drilling Research Institute in the UK, and author of Shell Bapetco's in-house official drilling manual and Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual (Penn Well, 1998) introduces non-engineer industry professionals and freshmen-level petroleum engineering students to both on- and off-shore drilling operations. He covers the entire drilling process from basic geology to management issues such as costs, regulations, safety and environmental issues, and solutions to problems. Chapters include glossaries, and b&w photos and diagrams of drilling equipment. Unlike the title page, the CiP and front and back covers list the title as Drilling Technology in Nontechnical Language.