Federal program in geothermal drilling and completion research and development

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5647662

Varnado, S G

The high cost of drilling and completing geothermal wells is an impediment to the development of this resource. The Department of Energy (DOE), Division of Geothermal Energy (DGE), is conducting an R and D program directed at reducing well costs through improvements in geothermal drilling and completion technology. This program includes R and D activities in high temperature drilling hardware, drilling fluids, lost circulation control methods, completion technology, and advanced drilling systems. Sandia Laboratories manages this program for DGE. This paper presents an overview of the program.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 5647662
• Report Number(s): SAND-79-1905C; CONF-800204-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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