Development of Downhole Instruments for Use in the Salton Sea Scientific Drilling Project
- Key words
- Drilling; USA; California; Salton Sea; Kuster; Pressure; Flow Tests; Temperature; Hydrothermal; Logging; Heat Shielding; Well Tests; Reservoir Parameters; Sandia; US DOE; TFE-Teflon; Bourdon Tool
- Location
- Salton Sea, California; Imperial Valley
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1986
- Session
- Equipment design; Well logging; High temperature reservoirs
- Language
- English
Abstract
Sandia developed high temperature logging instruments for use in the Salton Sea Scientific Drilling Project. These tool - Kuster mechanical tools for measuring temperatures, pressure, and flow; at temperature and pressure tool built around an electronic memory; and a timing and control unit to power a downhole sampler - were all designed for slickline operation to temperature up to 400°C. The drilling of the scientific well and the application of these wools in it were successful. The technology advances made into development of these tools have been transferred to industry. These advances should prove valuable in future scientific and commercial applications.
Copyright 1986, Geothermal Resources Council. Readers who download papers from this site should honour the copyright of the original authors, and may not copy or distribute the work further without the permission of the original publisher.