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Title: Advanced geothermal hydraulics model -- Phase 1 final report, Part 2

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/751052· OSTI ID:751052

An advanced geothermal well hydraulics model (GEODRIL) is being developed to accurately calculate bottom-hole conditions in these hot wells. In Phase 1, real-time monitoring and other improvements were added to GEODRIL. In Phase 2, GEODRIL will be integrated into Marconi's Intelligent Drilling Monitor (IDM) that will use artificial intelligence to detect lost circulation, fluid influxes and other circulation problems in geothermal wells. This software platform has potential for significantly reducing geothermal drilling costs.

Research Organization:
USDOE Idaho Operations Office, Idaho Falls, ID, Maurer Engineering Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-98ID13681
OSTI ID:
751052
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID/13681-2; Non-DOE-Report-No.TR99-22; Non-DOE Report No. TR99-22; TRN: AH200017%%16
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English