Development of a Code of Practice for Deep Geothermal Wells
- Key words
- Regulatory; Well Completion; Drilling; New Zealand; Case Histories; Abandonments; Casing; Liners; Drilling Medium; Workovers; Blowout Preventers; BOPE; Geothermal Inspectorate; Geothermal Energy Regulations; Well Design; Well Sites; Drilling Equipment; Dr
- Location
- New Zealand
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1990
- Session
- Laws and regulations; Operations management
- Language
- English
Abstract
Recent and ongoing changes to the structure of the New Zealand geothermal industry has shifted responsibility for the development of geothermal resources from central government to private enterprise. The need for a code of practice for deep geothermal wells was identified by the Geothermal Inspectorate of the Ministry of Commerce to maintain adequate standards of health and safety and to assist with industry deregulation. The Code contains details of methods, procedures, formulae and design data necessary to attain those standards, and includes information which drilling engineers having experience only in the oil industry could not be expected to be familiar with.
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