THOMAS, J. E. Fundamentos de Engenharia de Petróleo. 4ª Edição. Rio de Janeiro: Interciência, 2004.
JAHN, Frank; COOK, Mark; GRAHAM, Mark. Hydrocarbon exploration and production. Amsterdam; Elsevier, 1998. 384 p. (Developments in petroleum science ; 46.). ISBN 9780444828835 (enc.).
AUSTRALIAN DRILLING INDUSTRY TRAINING COMMITTEE LIMITED. Drilling: the manual of methods, applications, and management. 4th ed. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers, 1997. 615 p. ISBN 1566702429 (enc.)