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Welcome to the Drilling Innovative Solutions Blog, your hub for the latest insights in drilling technology and energy production. Dive into articles showcasing our cutting-edge tools and stay informed with industry news and updates. Discover how standards breed innovation, as well as our impact on a global scale. From year-in-review summaries to conferences and exhibitions, our blog offers valuable perspectives and developments within the oil and gas sector.

Introducing: The Defender Back Pressure Valve

Introducing: The Defender Back Pressure Valve

The next groundbreaking tool from the minds at Drilling Innovative Solutions is here: the Defender Back Pressure Valve (BPV). The Defender BPV is the newest in DIS’ line of drilling tools that save time and money for oil and gas operators around the globe. Back...

2024: Year in Review

2024: Year in Review

From The Gulf to Guyana, revolutionary tools that save rig time and money for major operators have been deployed by the DIS team across the globe. Despite the relatively humble size of Drilling Innovative Solutions, 2024 was another year of accomplishing big things....

The Latest Innovation: 9-5/8 Aluminum Gatekeeper

The Latest Innovation: 9-5/8 Aluminum Gatekeeper

Drilling Innovative Solutions’ Gatekeeper Cement Retaining Collar (CRCPA) is among our most revolutionary and popular tools. As a mechanical isolation device offering the customer significant time savings during costly cementing operations, the Gatekeeper has been...

VIDEO: In Our Shop with The Gatekeeper

VIDEO: In Our Shop with The Gatekeeper

Drilling Innovative Solutions is proud to present a new video segment: In Our Shop! In these videos, co-founder and CFO Patrick Stokes will be showing and explaining DIS’ innovative tools, such as the Gatekeeper Cement Retaining Collar. These are the tools that have...

4 Energy-sector Companies to Watch in 2024

4 Energy-sector Companies to Watch in 2024

While the roots of the modern energy sector date back to the drilling of the first oil well in 1857, its trajectory continues to be shaped by innovators and forward-thinking companies. In 2024, a new wave of small players are pushing the envelope, bringing exciting...

Innovating and Improving in The Gulf of Mexico

Innovating and Improving in The Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico has long since been considered one of the US’ most important energy assets—an active hub in which multiple global oil and gas operators come together with the shared goal of being the premier providers of the world’s energy. It produces about 17% of...

2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

Forging new partnerships, expanding operations and making new discoveries: 2022 has been yet another exciting and productive year for Drilling Innovative Solutions. During a tumultuous year that presented unique challenges and uncertainties for the oil and gas...

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