A Practical Hydrogen Sulfide Abatement Process for Air Drilling and Venting Geothermal Steam Wells
- Key words
- Drilling; Environmental; H2S; Economics; Blooie Lines; Sodium Hydroxide; Hydrogen Peroxide
- Location
- The Geysers, California
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1978
- Session
- Hydrogen sulfide; Air drilling; Vapor dominated reservoirs;
- Language
- English
Abstract
A simple, economic process has been developed and applied to full scale operations for the abatement of hydrogen sulfide emissions while air drilling and venting geothermal steam wells. The process consists of blooie line injection of sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide. 91-98% hydrogen sulfide emissions can be abated during the drilling of a typical geothermal stem well for a cost of less than $10,000.
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