| High Temperature Plug Formation with Silicates |
S. Bauer, P. Gronewald, J. Hamilton, A. Mansure |
Reservoir Engineering |
Lost circulation, water shut off, high temperature grouts and plugs, sodium silicate, silicate hydrates, well bore integrity. |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2005 |
English |
| Combat Total Losses While Drilling Using Engineered Thixotropic Cement Solutions with New Design Methodology: Philippines Geothermal Case Study |
Htoo Aung Cho,Viraphon Thanasarnpisut, Cinto Azwar, Mohd Sabri Maarof, Anh Duong, Joanne Teo, Kathleen Mae Del Mundo |
— |
Lost circulation, thixotropic slurry, geothermal well, plug, cement, zonal isolation |
Philippine International Geothermal Congress |
2025 |
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 |
| Experimental Investigation of a Smart LCM Using a High-Temperature Flow Loop for Geothermal Drilling |
Mohamed, Abdelmjeed; Salehi, Saeed; Ahmed, Ramadan; Li, Guoqiang |
Drilling; Lost circulation |
Lost circulation, Smart LCM, Shape memory polymer, HT Flow loop, Geothermal drilling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2021 |
English |
| A Novel Experimental Setup for Testing Lost Circulation Material on a Large Scale for Geothermal Drilling Applications |
Abdelmjeed MOHAMED, Saeed SALEHI, Ramdan AHMED |
Drilling |
Lost circulation, sealing efficiency, HT flow loop, 3D printing, geothermal drilling |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2022 |
English |
| A New Approach to Prevent Lost Circulation While Drilling in Fracture-Cavity Type Carbonate Reservoirs: Theory, Numerical Assessment and Experimental Study |
Yiqun ZHANG, Chao YU, Guangming CHENG, Kexian ZHAO, Ya LIU |
Drilling and Completion Technology |
lost circulation, plugging, carbonate reservoir, cavity |
World Geothermal Congress |
2020 |
English |
| Grain-Scale Modeling of Lost Circulation Materials and Application to Reservoir Simulation |
Pramod BHUVANKAR, Matthew REAGAN, Seiji NAKAGAWA, Patrick DOBSON |
Modeling |
lost circulation, particle transport, reservoir simulation, drilling |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2025 |
English |
| A Hybrid Ensemble Machine Learning Algorithm for Lost Circulation Prediction in Geothermal Exploration |
Nwosu, Chinedu Joseph; Salehi, Saeed |
Machine learning; Lost circulation; Drilling |
lost circulation, geothermal, mud losses, machine learning, multiclassification, classification |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2022 |
English |
| When, Where, and Why: the Geologic Context of Lost Circulation While Drilling in a Crystalline Geothermal Reservoir |
Carmen WINN, Patrick DOBSON, Craig ULRICH, Timothy KNEAFSEY, Thomas LOWRY, Zach CESA, Robin ZUZA, John ACKERLEY, Ben DELWICHE, Abraham SAMUELSteve BAUER |
Drilling |
lost circulation, geology |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2021 |
English |
| Lessons Learned in Drilling DB-1 and DB-2, Blue Mountain, Nevada |
Susan Petty, Brian Fairbank, and Stephen Bauer |
Field Studies |
Lost circulation, economics, reverse circulation drilling |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2005 |
English |
| Thermal Evolution Study of the LV-3 Well in the Tres Virgenes Geothermal Field, Mexico |
Edger Santoyo, A. Garcia, G. Espinosa, E. Gonzalez-Partida and J.C. Viggiano |
Case Histories |
lost circulation, drilling, shut-in, static formation temperature, Las Tres Virgenes geothermal system |
World Geothermal Congress |
2000 |
English |
| Examining the Monetary and Time Costs of Lost Circulation |
Thomas LOWRY, Carmen WINN, Patrick DOBSON, Abraham SAMUEL, Timothy KNEAFSEY, Stephen BAUER, Craig ULRICH |
Drilling |
lost circulation, drilling costs, drilling time |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2022 |
English |
| Simulating Lost Circulation Treatment at Geothermal Conditions and Comparing the Efficacy of Different Materials Utilized |
William KIBIKAS, Matthew INGRAHAM, Stephen BAUER, Seiji NAKAGAWA, Patrick DOBSON, Chun CHANG, Timothy KNEAFSEY, Abraham SAMUEL |
Drilling |
lost circulation materials; high temperature; flow rate; clogging |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2024 |
English |
| Thermal Degradation and Mixture Properties of Materials Used for Lost Circulation Management |
William KIBIKAS, Chun CHANG, Stephen J. BAUER, Seiji NAKAGAWA, Patrick DOBSON, Timothy KNEAFSEY, Abraham SAMUEL |
Drilling |
lost circulation materials; degradation; viscosity; high temperature |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2023 |
English |
| Laboratory Evaluation of the Short-Term Clogging Behavior of Various Materials and Their Combined Use for Lost Circulation Management |
Seiji NAKAGAWA, Chun CHANG, Willam KIBIKAS, Timothy KNEAFSEY, Patrick DOBSON, Abraham SAMUEL, Stephen BAUER |
Drilling |
lost circulation materials, fracture, clogging, laboratory experiment |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Geothermal Drilling: A Review of Drilling Challenges with Mud Design and Lost Circulation Problem |
Fatemeh SALEH, Catalin TEODORIU, Saeed SALEHI, Chinedum EZEAKACHA |
Drilling |
Lost Circulation Material (LCM), Mud Loss, Drilling Fluid |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2020 |
English |
| Correlative Analysis of Parameters for Taking Decision of Geothermal Well Completion |
Alfonso ARAGON-AGUILAR, Siomara LOPEZ-BLANCO, Dominic A. BECERRA-SERRATO, Aldo AZOÑOS-FIGUEROA |
Reservoir Engineering |
loses circulation, lithology, pressure, temperature, transient pressure testing, production thickness, reservoir characterization |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2024 |
English |