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Drilling Procedures: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Drilling Procedures, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.95, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.99 – $109 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Energy Production & Extraction (169), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 92% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $29.95 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Drilling Procedures best sellers
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Saudi Arabia’s Mineral Opportunity: Vision 2030 and a Practical Guide to Entering the Mining Market
by Kurt Radtke
- List rank#1
- Price$24.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Tapping Into Water Low Tech Well Drilling Techniques and Tools
by Paul Sawyers
- List rank#2
- Price$20.94
- Rating4.5
- Reviews346
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Well Construction and Drilling for Water - A Practical Guide and Instruction Manual: Step by step to your own well – The Dry Drilling Method – (Practical Well Construction Guides)
by Karl Reuter
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews9
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Drilling Formulas & Field Calculations: Quick Reference Formulas, Worked Examples & Field Notes for Oil & Gas Operations (Rig Floor Pocket Series)
by W. R Garrity
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Reviews-
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Understanding Well Water for Homeowners: A Complete Guide to Groundwater, Well Location, Drilling, Pumps, Plumbing, Water Quality, Treatment, ... Homeowner’s Utility & Systems Library)
by Roger S Smith
- List rank#5
- Price$17.99
- Reviews-
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Oilfield Data Pocket Handbook: Essential Formulas, Charts & Field Data for Drilling, Well Control, and Rig Operations (Oilfield Pocket Reference Series)
by Oilfield Brothers
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews18
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Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster – A Riveting Investigation into the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Aftermath
by Tom Shroder
- List rank#7
- Price$25.13
- Rating4.5
- Reviews498
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Mud Engineer’s Field Handbook & Tally Log: Drilling Fluids Pocket Reference & Logbook (Oilfield Professional Series)
by OCDC Drilling Traning
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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FUNDAMENTALS OF MINING ENGINEERING: Principles, Design, and Practice for the Modern Mine
by Inspired-Minds Publishing Press
- List rank#9
- Price$121
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Fundamentals of Drilling Engineering
by Robert F. Mitchell
- List rank#10
- Price$190
- Rating4.3
- Reviews16
FAQ
Is Drilling Procedures a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $29.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Drilling Procedures?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 93% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Drilling Procedures best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.99 and $109.
Can new books break into Drilling Procedures?
12% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.