| Field Cementing Practices Help Control Lost Circulation at The Geysers |
Evanoff, J. I.; Dunkle, S. W.; Crook, R. J. |
Cementing; Lost circulation materials; Reactive silicates |
Drilling; USA; California; The Geysers; Cementing; Cement Additives; LCC; LCM; Lost Circulation Zone; Primary Cement Job; Steam Well; Dry Steam Well |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1988 |
English |
| Geothermal Drilling Fluids Systems |
Bannerman, J. K.; Davis, Neal; Wolke, R. M. |
Air drilling; Drilling fluids; Corrosion; Lost circulation m |
Drilling; USA; California; The Geysers; Imperial Valley; Air Drilling; Drilling Medium; Casing; Aerated Mud; Corrosion; Lost Circulation Zone |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1978 |
English |
| Drilling Multiple Leg Geothermal Wells Using Retrievable Casing Whipstocks |
Nipper, Robert; Koenig, Tony |
Drilling; Forked wells; Equipment design |
Drilling; USA; California; Whipstock; Sidetracking; Milling; Retrievable |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1994 |
English |
| An Introduction to Reverse Circulation Drilling for Geothermal Exploration |
Thurston, John A.; Eckels, Marc T. |
Drilling; Reverse circulation drilling; Economics |
Drilling; USA; Colorado; Drill Pipe; Drilling Fluid; Economics; Thermal Gradient; Circulation Drilling; Flow Turbulence |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1982 |
English |
| Laboratory Testing of Percussion Drills for Geothermal Applications |
Finger, John T. |
Drilling; Hammers; Percussion drilling |
Drilling; USA; Equipment; Bits; Hammers |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1980 |
English |
| Development and Testing of Seals and Lubricants for Geothermal Rock Bits |
Hendrickson, R. R.; Winzenried, R. W. |
Drilling; Seals; Drill bits |
Drilling; USA; Equipment; Seals; Lubricants |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1980 |
English |
| Lost Circulation in Geothermal Wells: Research and Development Status |
Caskey, B. C.; Loeppke, G. E. |
Lost circulation materials; Drilling; Well logging; Reservoi |
Drilling; USA; LCM; Lost Zone Characterization; Test Facility; Test Program; Sandia National Laboratory; API Test Cell; Acoustic Borehole Televiewer; Computer Code: nacho |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1983 |
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 |
| A Full-Scale Facility for Evaluating Lost Circulation Materials and Techniques |
Loeppke, G. E.; Caskey, B. C. |
Lost circulation; Equipment design |
Drilling; USA; New Mexico; Albuquerque; Sandia National Laboratory; Simulated Wellbore; Accumulators; Triplex Mud Pump; Blender; Cross Flow; Mud Rheology; Formation Damage; Foam Rheology; LCM |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1983 |
English |
| The Impact of Common Problems in Geothermal Drilling and Completion |
Carson, Charles C.; Lin, Y. T. |
Drilling; Well completion; Lost circulation; Cementing |
Drilling; USA; New Mexico; Cementing; Economics; Fractures; Erosion; Corrosion; Casing; Well Models; Geothermal Drilling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1982 |
English |
| TPS: A Reservoir Monitoring Service |
Davarzani, J.; Shwe, T. |
Well logging; Well testing; Pressure transient analysis |
Drilling; USA; Pressure; Temperature; Spinner Logs; Logging Tools; Wireline; Flow Rate; Transient Testing |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Development of Seals for a Geothermal Downhole Intensifier -- A Progress Report |
Captain, Khushroo M.; Harvey, Andrew C.; Caskey, Billy C. |
Drilling; Drill bits; Durability testing; Drilling fluids; D |
Drilling; USA; Rotary; Drilling Fluids; Mud |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1985 |
English |
| A Case History: The Completion of a Shallow, Over-Pressured Geothermal Well |
Rudisill, Jacob M. |
Well casing; Drilling; Cementing; Well completion |
Drilling; USA; Utah; Beaver; Roosevelt; Casing; Cementing; Cement Bond Log; Hydril; Mud |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1978 |
English |
| Capping of a Geothermal Blowout |
Gray, J. D.; Gass, Daniel W. |
Drilling; Blowouts |
Drilling; USA; Utah; Cove Fort; Blowouts |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1984 |
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 |
| Borehole Depth and its Effect on the Performance of Fluid Jets |
Summers, David A. |
Drilling; Drill bits |
Drilling; Water Jet; USA; Rock Samples; Cutting; Mechanics; High Pressure; Small Scale; Laboratory; Under Reaming; Reinjection Well; Polymers; Stand Off; University of Missouri; US DOE |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1979 |
English |
| Geothermal Wellheads -- The Heart of Geothermal Production Systems |
Godare, Bill |
Drilling; Well testing; Flow testing; Well completion; Well |
Drilling; Well Completion; Estimates; Well Tests; Casing; Casing Expansion; Thermal Expansion; Christmas Tree |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1978 |
English |
| New Design Guidelines for Geothermal Cement Slurries |
Koons, Brian E.; Free, Dustin L.; Frederick, Arthur F. |
Cementing |
Drilling; Well Completion; Production; Brine Technology; USA; Operations; Cementing; Cementing Additives; LCC; Primary Cement Job; Corrosion; Carbon Dioxide; Solid to Liquid Ratios |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1993 |
English |
| Drilling and Well Completion Challenges in the Los Humeros Geothermal Field, Mexico |
Kruszewski, Michal; Ramirez, Miguel; Wittig, Volker; Sanchez, Marcela; Bracke, Rolf |
Drilling; Well casing; Drilling fluids; Well completion; Cem |
drilling; well completion; super-hot geothermal systems; cementing operations; wellbore cement stress modelling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Geothermal Well Drilling Estimates Based on Past Well Costs |
Chappell, Robert N.; Prestwich, Susan J.; Miller, Lowell G.; Ross, Howard P. |
Drilling; Economics |
Drilling; Well Cost; Cost Data; USA; Average Costs; Various Depths; Exponentially; Cost Factor; Problem Wells; Cost Trends; Small Sample; US DOE; UURI |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1979 |
English |