Slim wells for exploration purposes in Mexico

Vaca Serrano, J M.E.; Soto Alvarez, M

Title: Slim wells for exploration purposes in Mexico

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To invest in the construction of wells with definitive designs considerably increases the cost of a geothermal electric project in its analysis and definition stage. The Federal Commission for Electricity (Comision Federal de Electricidad, CFE) has concentrated on the task to design wells which casing and cementing programs would provide the minimum installation necessary to reach the structural objective, to confirm the existence of geothermal reservoirs susceptible to commercial exploitation, to check prior geological studies, to define the stratigraphic column and to obtain measurements of pressure, temperature and permeability. Problems of brittle, hydratable and permeable formations with severe circulation losses, must be considered within the design and drilling programs of the wells. This work explains the slim wells designs used in the exploration of three geothermal zones in Mexico: Las Derrumbadas and Acoculco in the State of Puebla and Los Negritos in the State of Michoacan.

Authors:: Vaca Serrano, J M.E.; Soto Alvarez, M

Publication Date:: Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI Identifier:: 494410

Report Number(s):: CONF-960913-
TRN: 97:002642-0087

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Annual meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council, Portland, OR (United States), 29 Sep - 2 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Geothermal development in the Pacific rim. Transactions, Volume 20; PB: 886 p.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MEXICO; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; DESIGN; WELL COMPLETION; COST

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