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Exxon Starts Using Automated Drilling in Permian

A contractor uses screen-based controls to move 2,000-pound steel pipes, as ExxonMobil seeks safer and more efficient drilling operations.

MIDLAND, Texas — In rural west Texas where oil rigs and pump jacks dot the sparse flat landscape, an ExxonMobil contractor sits in a small office on a drilling rig, using controls on a screen to operate robotic machinery and…

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Bristol Herald Courier broke the news in Bristol, United States on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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