U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical Information
Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data
Abstract
This dataset includes survey data, drilling data, daily reports, summaries of daily operations, and rig photos from the drilling of Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32, which is a highly deviated deep well. It was completed 60 days ahead of schedule. Rig move in began 10/22/2020 and drilling commenced on 10/30/2020, and total depth was reached on 12/18/2020. Drilling was followed by a diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT), logging, and circulating casing. The rig was released on 1/12/2021. The upper part of the well was drilled vertically through approximately 4,700 feet of sediments before penetrating into high strength, crystalline granite. The well was deviated at a 65 degree angle from vertical after reaching a depth of 6,000 ft. This angle was maintained for the remainder of the well's trajectory. The well ultimately reached a true vertical depth of 8,559 feet, and a total measured depth of 10,987 feet. Preliminary measurements indicate temperatures at the "toe" of the well will exceed 442 degrees F (228 degrees C). Approximately 74 ft of core of the granitic and metamorphic rocks that will form the FORGE reservoir was also recovered.
- Authors:
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- Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- 1283
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0007080
- Research Org.:
- DOE Geothermal Data Repository; Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-2C)
- Collaborations:
- Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
- Subject:
- 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; 16A78-32; EGS; Utah FORGE; deep well; deviated; directional; drilling; energy; geothermal; highly deviated; operations; photos; raw data; rig; survey; time series; trajectory
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1770745
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.15121/1770745
Citation Formats
McLennan, John. Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data. United States: N. p., 1969.
Web. doi:10.15121/1770745.
McLennan, John. Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1770745
McLennan, John. 1969.
"Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1770745. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1770745. Pub date:Tue Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1969
@article{osti_1770745,
title = {Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data},
author = {McLennan, John},
abstractNote = {This dataset includes survey data, drilling data, daily reports, summaries of daily operations, and rig photos from the drilling of Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32, which is a highly deviated deep well. It was completed 60 days ahead of schedule. Rig move in began 10/22/2020 and drilling commenced on 10/30/2020, and total depth was reached on 12/18/2020. Drilling was followed by a diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT), logging, and circulating casing. The rig was released on 1/12/2021. The upper part of the well was drilled vertically through approximately 4,700 feet of sediments before penetrating into high strength, crystalline granite. The well was deviated at a 65 degree angle from vertical after reaching a depth of 6,000 ft. This angle was maintained for the remainder of the well's trajectory. The well ultimately reached a true vertical depth of 8,559 feet, and a total measured depth of 10,987 feet. Preliminary measurements indicate temperatures at the "toe" of the well will exceed 442 degrees F (228 degrees C). Approximately 74 ft of core of the granitic and metamorphic rocks that will form the FORGE reservoir was also recovered.},
doi = {10.15121/1770745},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1969},
month = {Tue Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1969}
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