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Well completion report - Detten No. 1 (PD-6) well, Palo Duro Basin, Texas: unanalyzed data

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6993342
The drilling and testing of Detten No. 1 well, located in Deaf Smith County, about 8 miles north of Hereford, Texas, are described. Drilling and testing were performed by Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation as a part of a nationwide program to identify potential locations for a nuclear waste repository. This report describes the drilling and testing activities actually performed (compared to the Field Test Plan), describes the problems encountered, and provides recommendations for future work. Data gathered during drilling and testing of the well are included as appendices to this report. Drilling of the well began February 26, 1982. The drilling and testing activities terminated at a total depth of 2839 feet and were completed on May 5, 1982. These data are preliminary. They have been neither analyzed nor evaluated.
Research Organization:
Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Boston, MA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830; AC02-83CH10140
OSTI ID:
6993342
Report Number(s):
BMI/SRP-5008; ON: DE84012673
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English