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Title: OM300 Direction Drilling Module

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.15121/1148819· OSTI ID:1148819

OM300 – Geothermal Direction Drilling Navigation Tool: Design and produce a prototype directional drilling navigation tool capable of high temperature operation in geothermal drilling Accuracies of 0.1° Inclination and Tool Face, 0.5° Azimuth Environmental Ruggedness typical of existing oil/gas drilling Multiple Selectable Sensor Ranges High accuracy for navigation, low bandwidth High G-range & bandwidth for Stick-Slip and Chirp detection Selectable serial data communications Reduce cost of drilling in high temperature Geothermal reservoirs Innovative aspects of project Honeywell MEMS* Vibrating Beam Accelerometers (VBA) APS Flux-gate Magnetometers Honeywell Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) High-temperature electronics Rugged High-temperature capable package and assembly process

Research Organization:
USDOE Geothermal Data Repository (United States); Honeywell International, Inc.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office
Contributing Organization:
Honeywell International, Inc.
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002754
OSTI ID:
1148819
Report Number(s):
241
Availability:
GDRHelp@EE.Doe.Gov
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English