| Numerical Study on the Impact of the Size and Concentration of Granular Particles on Clogging Characteristics in Lost Circulation Management |
Bhuvankar, Pramod; Dobson, Patrick; Nakagawa, Seiji; Zhou, Quanlin |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials |
Lost Circulation Materials, CFD-Immersed Boundary Method, Simulation, Particulate flow, Drilling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| The Role of R&D in Geothermal Drilling Cost Reduction |
Glowka, David A. |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Drill bits; Economics; |
Drilling; Equipment; Bits; Diamond Bits; Drag Bits; Drill Pipe; Packers; Slick Line; Logs; Gamma Ray Logs; Mud Logs; Pressure Logs; Spinner Survey; Temperature Logs; Operations; Cementing; Coring; Core Barrel; Diamond Core Drilling; LCC (Lost Circulation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1997 |
English |
| Self-Contained, Rigid-Foam Placement Tool for Plugging Lost-Circulation Zones |
Polk, Gene; Baughman, Kenneth; Loeppke, Glen E. |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Drilling fluids |
Drilling; Lost Circulation Zone; LCC; Plug Back; Foam; Equipment |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1985 |
English |
| Experimental Analysis of How the Form of Biodegradable Resin Drilling Fluid Additives Affects Filtration Properties and Lost Circulation Prevention Performance |
Onuki, Masayoshi; Bjarkason, Elvar K.; Naganawa, Shigemi |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Drilling fluids |
Drilling mud, fluid loss, lost circulation materials, filtration properties, filter cake |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Using Shape Memory Effect to Develop New Lost Circulation Materials for Sealing Large Fractures |
Tabatabaei, Maryam; Taleghani, Arash Dahi |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Equipment design; Frac |
Lost circulation materials, Drilling, Shape memory effect, sealing fractures |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2022 |
English |
| Novel Smart Shape Memory Polymers for Rapid Mitigation of Lost Circulation in High-Temperature EGS Formations |
Vivas, Cesar; Mohamed, Abdelmjeed; Magzoub, Musaab; Salehi, Saeed; Ahmed, Ramadan; Li, Guoqiang |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Equipment design; Poly |
Lost Circulation Material, Shape Memory Polymer, High Temperature, Wellbore Strengthening |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2022 |
English |
| Plugging Mechanisms in a Lost Circulation Model |
Givler, Richard C. |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Fluid dynamics; Reserv |
Drilling; Lost Circulation Zone; LCC; Sandia; Models |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1985 |
English |
| Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Polyurethane Foam for Lost Circulation Control |
Glowka, David A.; Loeppke, Glen E.; Rand, Peter B.; Wright, Elton K. |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Polyurethane foam |
Drilling; USA; California; Sonoma; The Geysers; LCC; LCM; Lost Circulation Zone; Foam; Case Histories; Laboratory Tests; Field Tests |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Lost Circulation in Geothermal Wells: Research and Development Status at Sandia |
Caskey, Billy C.; Loeppke, Glen E.; Satrape, James V. |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Technical training; Re |
Drilling; Sandia; Lost Circulation Zone; LCM |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1985 |
English |
| Enhancement of the Geothermal Drilling Practices and Performance in Puna Geothermal Venture |
AlMuhaideb, Abdullah; Noynaert, Sam |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Cementing |
Geothermal Drilling, Drilling Enhancement, Drilling Challenges, Puna Geothermal Venture, Hawaii |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2021 |
English |
| Innovative Cementing Solutions for Curing Severe Lost Circulation in Geothermal Wells |
Aspiras, Aira; Weber, Lawrence; Phin, Chong Woon |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Cementing |
Cement Plugs, Isolation Plugs, Lost Circulation, Thixotropic Cement, Geothermal drilling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2022 |
English |
| Using Geopolymers as a Sustainable Alternative Cementing Solution for Long-Term Zonal Isolation and Lost Circulation Challenges in Deep Geothermal Wells |
Denduluri, Veerabhadra S; Genedy, Moneeb; Juenger, Maria; McDonald, Mike; van Oort, Eric |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Cementing; Polymers |
Fly Ash, Geopolymer, Geothermal Wells, Metakaolin, Slag, Lost Circulation, Zonal Isolation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2022 |
English |
| Balanced Pressure Techniques Applied to Geothermal Drilling |
Dareing, Don W.; Kelsey, James R. |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Drilling fluids |
Drilling; Lost Circulation Zone; LCM; Aerated Mud; Drill Pipe; Density; Parasite Tube |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1981 |
English |
| Optimizing Geothermal Drilling: Oil and Gas Technology Transfer |
Denninger, Kate; Eustes, Alfred; Visser, Charles; Baker, Walt; Bolton, Dan; Bell, Jason; Bell, Sean; Jacobs, Amelia; Nagandran, Uneshddarann; Tilley, Mitch; Quick, Ralph |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Equipment design; Cementing |
Drilling; oil and gas; the perfect well; rig management; mechanical specific energy; performance qualifiers; lost circulation; geothermal well cementing |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Advanced Instrumentation for Use While Drilling Geothermal Wells |
Whitlow, G. L.; Glowka, D. A.; Mansure, A. J. |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Flowmeters |
Drilling; Geothermal Associations; Geothermal Drilling Organization (GDO); Drilling Mud; Drilling Operations; Drilling Safety; Density; Mud Pits; Lost Circulation Zone; Fracturing; Acoustics; Flowmeters; Density Meters; Expert System |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1998 |
English |
| Comments on High Temperature Plugs: Progress Report on Polymers and Silicates |
Bauer, S.; Galbreath, D.; Hamilton, J.; Mansure, A. |
Drilling; Lost Circulation; High Temperature Grouts and Plug |
Drilling; Lost Circulation; High Temperature Grouts and Plugs; Polymers; Sodium Silicate; Silicate Hydrates; Well Bore Integrity |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2004 |
English |
| Analysis of Drilling Problems in High-Temperature Geothermal Wells through Wellbore Temperature Simulation |
Ishikawa, Sara; Naganawa, Shigemi; Saito, Makoto; Kai, Takahiro |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Well testing; Well logging |
lost circulation, temperature logging, temperature recovery test, formation temperature |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2021 |
English |
| Case Studies of Developing Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells |
Kunze, Jay F.; Gould, Ray W. |
Drilling; Low temperature reservoirs; Moderate temperature r |
Drilling; Exploration; Mud; Utah; Newcastle; Crystal Hot Springs; Sandy; Idaho; Pocatello; Drilling Histories |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1981 |
English |
| A Metaheuristic Approach for Geothermal Drilling Optimization using a Real Time Machine Learning Feedback Loop System |
Nwosu, Chinedu Joseph; Ugarte, Esteban; Tetteh, Daniel; Salehi, Saeed |
Drilling; Machine learning |
ROP, drilling, optimization, particle swarm optimization, genetic algorithm, simulated annealing, geothermal, metaheuristic |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2022 |
English |
| Predicting Bottomhole Circulating Temperature while Drilling High Enthalpy Geothermal Wells Using Machine Learning Models |
Khaled, Mohamed Shafik; Gu, Qifan; Chen, Dongmei; Ashok, Pradeepkumar; van Oort, Eric |
Drilling; Machine learning; FORGE |
Machine learning models, thermal management, bottom hole circulating temperature, Utah Forge field, real-time monitoring |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2022 |
English |