Mud Solids Control for Minimum Liquid Discharge Demonstrated on Wyoming Well -- A Possible Application for Geothermal Drilling
- Key words
- Drilling; USA; Wyoming; Lincoln; No Liquid Discharge
- Location
- Lincoln, Wyoming
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1978
- Session
- Drilling; Drilling fluids
- Language
- English
Abstract
A 12,500 foot well was drilled in Wyoming with virtually no liquid discharge (jetting). This article explains how the solids control equipment was configured to achieve this objective and gives technical information regarding the percent solids removed by each piece of equipment.
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