The climate of Salt Lake City varies widely. Lying in the Salt Lake Valley, the city is surrounded by mountains and the Great Salt Lake. The city has four distinct seasons: a cold, snowy winter; a hot, dry summer; and two relatively wet transition periods.
The price of oil rigs for land drilling in the United States typically starts at around $18 million to $20 million and goes up to around $25 million, but it can be nearly twice that amount depending on the specific rig purchased. The least-expensive rigs are those classified as U.S. small footprint land rigs.
For example, two well drilling companies -- one in Pennsylvania and one that covers New Hampshire, Vermont and central Massachusetts -- state the cost for drilling a well and outfitting it with pump equipment averages between $5,000 and $7,000, at the time of publication.t the time of publication, average per-foot drilling costs range from $15 to $30. The factors to consider when drilling a well include: 1  Permit fees. 2  Well depth. 3  Geological makeup of the ground. 4  Per-foot drilling costs. 5  Well caps and seals. 6  Well equipment costs.