About SDI
A Global Directional Drilling Services Company
Scientific Drilling International (SDI) is an independent directional drilling and wellbore navigation, surveying and logging service company serving customers worldwide.
Pioneering Directional Drilling Technology
SDI was founded in Houston, TX in 1969, and that same year introduced “The EYE,” the oil and gas industry’s first commercial downhole, electronic steering tool.
SDI maintains that pioneering spirit, developing key technologies which have resulted in A History of Firsts for SDI within the industry.
Today, SDI is a leading provider in the global wellbore navigation services market as well as the US directional services market. SDI is the only company to offer a complete navigation solution for the energy services sector that includes High Accuracy Gyro Survey, MWD/LWD, MWD Ranging, and Production Logging.
The company serves a diverse range of customers in all energy sectors. Besides participating in some of the most complex conventional and unconventional oil and gas projects in the world, SDI also has extensive experience in working on geothermal wells and drilling horizontal laterals in coalbed methane reservoirs.
Global Presence
In addition to our offices in the United States, SDI has operations located in Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, with its newest locations in Russia, China and Romania. The company is establishing new operations in Latin America.