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Development and use of rolling float meters and Doppler flow meters to monitor inflow and outflow while drilling geothermal wells

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OSTI ID:494399
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Ktech Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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This paper describes Sandia National Laboratories research on metering techniques for use in the diagnosis and characterization of lost circulation encountered during the drilling of geothermal wells. These techniques feature the use of the Sandia-designed rolling float meter and commercial Doppler flow meters to monitor inflow and outflow rates while drilling.

OSTI ID:
494399
Report Number(s):
CONF-960913--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
42 ENGINEERING
DRILLING
DRILLING EQUIPMENT
DRILLING FLUIDS
EVALUATION
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
MONITORING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES