Introduction to drilling research

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:7369649

Hamblin, J ^[1]

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1. Unocal Geothermal Division, Santa Rosa, CA (United States)

This paper is a brief introduction to research projects in the area of drilling technology. A technical panel, composed of representatives of geothermal operators, drilling contractors, and service companies, met in Albuquerque, and heard presentations on various drilling related projects which are ongoing or planned. These projects are fairly small scale, partially funded by DOE, administered through Sandia National Laboratory, and generally cooperative in nature between industry and the laboratory. The author briefly discusses the seven highest rated projects, both by the researchers and the conferees. They are: hard rock bits, slimhole drilling, memory logging tools, lost circulation, the Geothermal Drilling Organization, the Long Valley Exploratory Well, and acoustic telemetry.

• OSTI ID: 7369649
• Report Number(s): CONF-930484-; ON: DE94001714
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. Geothermal program review: geothermal energy - the environmentally responsible energy technology for the nineties, Berkeley, CA (United States), 27-29 Apr 1993; Related Information: In: Proceedings: Geothermal Energy: The Environmentally Responsible Energy Technology for the Nineties'', by
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ROCK DRILLING
TELEMETRY
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