| Thermal Limitations on the Use of PDC Bits in Geothermal Drilling |
Glowka, David A. |
Drilling; Drill bits; Equipment design; High temperature res |
Drilling; Bits; PDC Bits |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1984 |
English |
| Drilling and Completions Technology for Geothermal Wells |
Blankenship, Douglas A.; Mansure, A. J.; Finger, John T. |
Drilling; Drill bits; Lost circulation; Well logging; Slimho |
Advances in Past 20 Years; drilling, completions, cost savings, advanced technology |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2007 |
English |
| Hard-Rock Drilling Performance of Advanced Drag Bits |
Wise, Jack L.; Roberts, Tom; Schen, Aaron; Matthews, Oliver; Pritchard, Wyatt A.; Mensa-Wilmot, Graham; Ernst, Stephen; Radtke, Robert; Riedel, Richard; Hanaway, John |
Drilling; Drill bits; PDC Cutters; TSP Cutters; PDC Bits; TS |
Drilling; Hard Rock; PDC Cutters; TSP Cutters; PDC Bits; TSP Bits; Abrasion; Impact; Wear; Diagnostics-While-Drilling DWD |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2004 |
English |
| Numerical Simulation on the Performance of Thermal-Shock Enhanced Drill Bit for Supercritical Geothermal Drilling |
Nanao, Jumpei; Naganawa, Shigemi |
Drilling; Drill bits; Supercritical fluids; Fluid dynamics |
geothermal well drilling, supercritical geothermal, thermal shock, hybrid bit, Venturi effect, computational fluid dynamics simulation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2020 |
English |
| Improvement in Drilling ROP with Real Time MSE Monitoring in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field |
Rivas, Ernesto; Rickard, Bill; Mann, Mary ; Abraham, Sam; Atalay, Sami |
Drilling; Drilling diagnostics |
Drilling, ROP Improvement, MSE (Mechanical Specific Energy), Geothermal Drilling, Salton Sea |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| A New and Different Geothermal Drilling Fluids System |
Conners, James H., II; Otto, Michael J. |
Drilling; Drilling fluids |
Drilling; USA; California; East Brawley; Muds; Additives |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1980 |
English |
| Aqueous Foams for Geothermal Drilling Fluids I: Surfactant Screening |
Rand, Peter B. |
Drilling; Drilling fluids |
Drilling; Mud; Foam; USA; Air Drilling; Surfactant; Stability; High Temperature; Foam Generation; Test Loop; US DOE; Sandia |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1979 |
English |
| Mud Solids Control for Minimum Liquid Discharge Demonstrated on Wyoming Well -- A Possible Application for Geothermal Drilling |
Vesely, Don |
Drilling; Drilling fluids |
Drilling; USA; Wyoming; Lincoln; No Liquid Discharge |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1978 |
English |
| The Pressures and Drilling Fluids for Geothermal Fields in Tibet |
Zheng, Xiuhua; Yang, Shiwei; Ye, Hongyu; Liu, Haiyang; Duan, Chenyang; Bai, Zhanxue |
Drilling; Drilling fluids |
Pressure; drilling fluids; geothermal field; Tibet; reservoir |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2014 |
English |
| Challenges and Opportunities of Geothermal Drilling for Renewable Energy Generation |
Vivas, Cesar; Salehi, Saeed; Tuttle, John D.; Rickard, Bill |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Cementing; Corrosion; Lost circul |
Geothermal Drilling, High Temperature, Thermal Degradation, Hard rock, Drilling Fluids, Drilling Tools, Cement |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2020 |
English |
| Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Geothermal Drilling Fluids |
Garcia-Gutierrez, A.; Santoyo, E.; Espinosa, G. |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; convective heat transfer coeffici |
Drilling; Drilling fluids, convective heat transfer coefficients, temperature distribution, numerical flow simulators |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2006 |
English |
| KS 14 Puna Geothermal Venture: Flawless Execution of Aerated Mud Drilling With Mud Motor in Hostile Environment |
Rickard, Bill; Samuel, Abraham; Lee, Chris; Spielman, Paul; Cuadros, Ivan; Long, Justin; Robert, Earl |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Downhole motors; Lost circulation |
Hawaii; Puna; Ormat; Geothermal; Aerated mud; Drilling motor; Fixed hole opener |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2011 |
English |
| Progress in the Water Jet Assisted Drilling of Rock |
Summers, David A.; El-Saie, Ahmed A. |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Drill bits |
Drilling; Drilling Rate; Abrasive Fluid Jets |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1978 |
English |
| Description of a Closed Drilling Mud Recycle System Without a Sump |
Bell, Douglas G.; Hill, Richard E. |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Economics; Equipment design |
Drilling Technology; General; Environmental; Mud Pits; Sumps; Drilling Mediums; Low Mud Weight; Cutting Disposal; Cost Effectiveness; Case Study; Santa Fe Geothermal; Hazardous Waste; Regulation Permits; Pollution; Sumpless Drilling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1986 |
English |
| Aerated Drilling Fluids Can Lower Drilling Costs and Minimize Formation Damage |
Wolke, Roy M.; Jardiolin, Ricardo A.; Suter, Roger L.; Moriyama, Seiji; Sueyoshi, Yoshikazu; Kihara, Yasushi |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Economics; Formation damage; Equi |
Drilling; Aerated Mud; Equipment; Corrosion; Density |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1990 |
English |
| New Versatile Additive to Improve Fluid Loss Control in Water-Based Mud for Harsh Drilling Conditions |
Mohamed, Abdelmjeed; Muhammed, Farag; Juillet, Jessy; Giovannetti, Bruno |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Equipmet design |
Water-based mud, fluid loss control, geothermal drilling, synthetic polymer |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Drilling Fluid/Formation Interaction at Simulated in Situ Geothermal Conditions |
Enniss, D. O.; Bergosh, J. L.; Butters, S. W.; Jones, A. H. |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Formation damage; Permeability |
Drilling; USA; California; East Mesa; Mud; Drilling Medium; Additives |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1980 |
English |
| Impact of Foaming Agent on the Performance of Colloidal Gas Aphron Drilling Fluid for Geothermal Drilling |
Zhu, Wenxi; Zheng, Xiuhua; Li, Guomin; Liu, Kang |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Lost circulation |
foaming agents; Colloidal Gas Aphron (CGA) drilling fluids; geothermal drilling; rheological; fluid loss |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2019 |
English |
| Degradation Characteristics of Cotton Seed Hulls and Saw Dust in High Temperature Geothermal Brines |
Kandarpa, Viv; Vetter, O. J. |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Lost circulation materials |
Drilling; USA; Mud; Additives; Operation; Lost Circulation Zones |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1980 |
English |
| Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Fluid Loss Agent for Geothermal Drilling Fluid |
Yang, Shiwei; Zheng, Xiuhua |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Lost circulation materials |
Fluid loss agent; geothermal drilling fluid; suggestions; novel material; hybrid |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2014 |
English |