Drilling, Completion and Testing of Geothermal Wells

Abstract

The course material addresses the core of the geothermal resource reclamation process, deemed vital for the success of any geothermal development venture. As a matter of fact, geothermal well drilling, completion and testing achieve, downstream of prior surface and subsurface geological, hydrologeological, geochemical and geophysical investigations, a direct assessment of reservoir properties and well performance. As evidenced by the surface reconnaissance to reservoir management chain displayed in fig. 1, sound design and operation of these crucial segments are likely to produce a relevant conceptual model, indeed a key prerequesite to sustainable reservoir management issues.