Geothermal drilling research in the United States

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5534522

Varnado, S G; Maish, A B

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. An overview of the program is presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 5534522
• Report Number(s): SAND-79-1756C; CONF-800102-2
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on geotechnical and environmental aspects of geopressure energy, Sea Island, GA, USA, 13 Jan 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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