Drilling costs can comprise up to 25% of the total budget of any given geothermal development. For the geothermal industry to improve its economic competitiveness it must drive these costs down. In addition, the future of rising geothermal technologies such as EGS, closed-loop, and supercritical ...

Drilling costs can comprise up to 25% of the total budget of any given geothermal development. For the geothermal industry to improve its economic competitiveness it must drive these costs down. In addition, the future of rising geothermal technologies such as EGS, closed loop, and supercritical ...

Introduction to Geothermal Drilling Engineering

The introductory session will inform the students about the different types of geothermal resources and the sequence of events in the drilling of a geothermal resource well. There are similarities and differences between the drilling of an oil/gas...

The introductory session will inform the students about the different types of geothermal resources and the sequence of events in the drilling of a geothermal resource well. There are similarities and differences between the drilling of an oil/gas well versus the drilling of a geothermal well an...

Introduction to Geothermal Drilling Engineering

Panel Presentations

Title: Self-Setting Expandable Liners Can Reduce Geothermal Well Cost by 40% - 50%
Abstract: DTS Technology reduces or eliminates major drilling and well construction costs, including rotating days, lost-circulation repair time...

The harsh downhole conditions of high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) encountered in geothermal wells make the drilling operation a challenging task. Drilling in such environments requires a special drilling fluid formulation with high thermal stability and good rheological properties to ful...

The goal of this research is to develop wellbore barrier materials with robust zonal isolation, mechanical integrity and durability. In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, oil cementing systems were selected based on their influence on strength retrogression, high temperature degradat...