Blog
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.
5 Trends Shaping the Oil and Gas Industry
As 2025 makes way for 2026, the oil and gas industry continues to experience a significant transformation. As the oil and gas landscape changes, so must the industry adapt to suit it. While new technological advancements are always a major driver of change, several...
What is a Back Pressure Valve (BPV)?
With the recent release of the revolutionary new Back Pressure Valve (BPV), The Defender, a new standard has been set for BPVs across the oil and gas drilling industry—but what exactly is a Back Pressure Valve? What is a Back Pressure Valve (BPV)? To put it...
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
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....
VIDEO: In Our Shop with The Sentinel Drilling Safety Float Valve
Welcome to the second installment of Drilling Innovative Solutions’ new video segment: In Our Shop! In these videos, co-founder and CFO Patrick Stokes will be showing and explaining DIS’ innovative tools that have saved rig time and money for countless major...
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
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
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
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...