The move by the Minerals Management Service represented the first approval of a new shallow-water well since President Barack Obama last week lifted a ban on offshore drilling in less than 500 feet.

Leading shallow-water driller Shelf has boosted its backlog with new orders, including its first in the Dutch North Sea, ...

Drilling almost four miles down, producing wells pumped out, on average, 272 MMcfe/d gross in the fourth quarter of 2009 ( 25 percent working interest).

Interior has approved seven shallow-water drilling permits since updated safety requirements were issued on June 8, while seven are “pending plan approval,” the department said Friday.

MEXICO CITY – A consortium of Mexican and foreign private companies says a well drilled in shallow water has found between 1.4 and 2 billion barrels of crude oil equivalent in the Gulf of Mexico.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. suspended shallow-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico until oil and gas producers resubmit plans to meet revised safety and environmental rules. The Obama administration ...

Shallow water drilling operations were not affected by the deepwater drilling moratorium following the gulf oil spill. And there were lots more shallow-water well permits issued by the Obama ...

Homesteaders with a shallow water table and sandy soil can save thousands of dollars by installing a sand-point driven well themselves for a secondary or primary water source.

Brien says depth of drilling is very important when it comes to water quality. "Very shallow water can pick up some minerals and iron," Brien said. "Iron is a common problem.

And as the drilling costs increase with deeper wells, they may become too expensive for some people to afford. “The average domestic well is tens of thousands of dollars in California.