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Technology Development and Field Trials of EGS Drilling Systems at Chocolate Mountain

Jan 01, 2012
23.51 MB
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Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits are routinely used in the oil and gas industry for drilling medium to hard rock but have not been adopted for geothermal drilling, largely due to past reliability issues and higher purchase costs. The Sandia Geothermal Research Departmen...
Authors
Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalchocolate mountainsdrillingpdc bitroller conegranitechocolate mountains drillingsynthetic diamondrate of penetrationegslateral vibration spectrumcaliforniacasouthern californiasocaldrilling recordsperformance datadrilling chartsbefore and afterpicturesvibration spectrum

GLADE Project: Daily Mud Reports

Aug 28, 2026
73.1 MB
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Files include daily mud reports for GLADE East and GLADE West wells in the DJ Basin, Colorado. Reports include daily mud data summaries for each well while drilling. The Mud Reports summarize mud composition and volumes each day throughout the project. The Geothermal Limitless A...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergymud reportsdj basincoloradogladewell constructiondrillingdrilling technologyoperating data

Utah FORGE: Daily Reports for the 2024 Stimulation of Wells 16A/16B(78)-32

Sep 08, 2024
20.3 MB
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The zip file below contains daily reports produced during the spring 2024 stimulation of wells 16A/16B(78)-32 at Utah FORGE . These reports cover a period from March 29th to April 28th, 2024. They discuss the activity on the rig each day, with each report containing information on...
Authors
Swearingen, L. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgestimulationfracingdaily reportsrig activitywell 16b78-32well 16a78-32reportoperationsmanagementsafetyweathercompletion reportegs

GLADE Project: Final Technical Report

Aug 28, 2026
4.49 MB
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Final Technical Report for the GLADE Geothermal Drilling project in the DJ Basin of Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geotherma...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergyfinal reportdj basincolorado geothermalgladewell constructiongranitic basementdrillingdrilling practices

Practices Maintain Straight Hole in Crooked Hole Conditions, While Also Enabling Significant Gains in Drill Rate

Apr 30, 2014
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Bottom hole assembly (BHA) designs were assessed in field trials for their ability to achieve critical low inclination requirements, while simultaneously enabling high drill rates. Because angle has historically been controlled by reducing weight on bit (WOB), these are often com...
Authors
Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalbhadrillingpacked bhapendulum bhamsemcginness hills fieldwobbottom hole assemblyweight on bitmechanical specific energyspeinclinationanglemcginness hills

WISE-CASING: DC Simulation at Containment and Monitoring Institute (CaMI), Calgary, Canada

Apr 30, 2019
570.83 kB
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For the model calculation we applied EM3D using completion diagram of CaMI site and a background resistivity consistent with the borehole logs. It was also important to use the accurate position of the return electrode. We note that for the data fit the code also incorporated we...
Authors
Wang, J. and Wilt, M. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyemem3dcamiborehole logsdc modelsandiasimulationfield dataelectrostatic rsponseelectric fieldshierarchical modelinglow frequency em methodvalidationwise-casingcontainment and monitoring institutecmcnumericalfemfielddatafdemsimulatedmodelingmodellingcanadalow frequencyfrequency domaingeophysicsboreholecorrosionintegritywellborewellpotential fieldexcitation5 hzelectromagneticcasingelectric fieldforwardexperiment

Testing LCM on a Large Scale for Geothermal Drilling Applications Using a Novel Experimental Setup

Apr 22, 2022
15.98 MB
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Rheology data obtained from flow loop tests, performed using different lost circulation materials (LCM) to study their effect on fluid rheology and wellbore hydraulics. The sealing performance of different LCM was tested using different fracture sizes. Five academic papers / repor...
Authors
Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermal drillinglost circulationsealing efficiencyrheologyhigh temperatureflow loop3d printingtemperaturecharacterizationdrilling fluid additivesshape memory polymergeothermal wellshpht challengesdrilling fluidwellbore hydraulicshole cleaningfluid stabilitysmart lcmht flow looplost circulation materialannular flowrheological propertiesgeothermalenergyviscosifierfiltration controlhphtgeochemistrywellboredrilling technologyexperimenttechnologyreportsgwmodeldrillingprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data

Jan 08, 2021
2.57 GB
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This dataset includes survey data, drilling data, daily reports, summaries of daily operations, and rig photos from the drilling of Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32, which is a highly deviated deep well. It was completed 60 days ahead of schedule. Rig move in began 10/22/2020 and dril...
Authors
McLennan, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedrillingdirectional16a78-32time seriessurveytrajectoryraw dataegsrigphotosoperationsdeviateddeep wellhighly deviatedforgeutahpasonpason data

Utah FORGE: Well 52-21 Logs and Data: Roosevelt Hot Spring Area

Mar 03, 2016
97.37 MB
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This is a compilation of logs and data from Well 52-21 in the Roosevelt Hot Springs area in Utah. This well is also in the Utah FORGE study area. The file is in a compressed .zip format and there is a data inventory table (Excel spreadsheet) in the root folder that is a guide to t...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalforgeutah forgeegsutah egsroosevelt hot springutah geothermal wellswell logsutah well logsutah geothermalgeothermal well logsroosevelt hot springswater analysiswater qualitygeochemistryflow samplewireline samplepressure surveytemperature surveysubsurfacehistorywell schematicsite mapwell locationscasing schematicwell completionbhtgradienthydrothermal alterationcompensated soniccompensated neutronformation densityporositylaterlogdual inductionelectromagneticelectro-magneticthickness toolfracture identificationmud logcaliperboreholedownholegeophysicssurveygeophysicalgeochemicalwell datautah52-21well logresourcecharacterizationmilford

Fallon FORGE: Lithology Logs and Well 21-31 Drilling Data

Mar 11, 2018
128.85 MB
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This submission includes lithology logs for all Fallon FORGE area wells; determined from core, cuttings, and thin section. Wells included are 84-31, 21-31, 82-36, FOH-3D, 62-36, 18-5, 88-24, 86-25, FOH-2, 14-36, 17-16, 34-33, 35A-11, 51A-20, 62-15, 72-7, 86-15, Carson_Strat_1_36-3...
Authors
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyfallonforgeegsnevadalithologywellscorecuttingsdepth intervalsgeologyvetted-nodrill logwell loggeologic unitextentnvdrillingloggingmud reportdrilling parametersmud lossesdirectional drillingwireline logsfracturesmineralsmineralogytemperaturegasesgamma raygamma radiationself potentialspontaneous potentialresistivitynphole diametersphi21-31datawelllog

High-Pressure and High-Temperature (HPHT) Lost Circulation Material (LCM) Testing

Nov 30, 2021
7.92 MB
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High-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) lost circulation material (LCM) rheology test results, LCM particle size distributions (PSD) analysis, and HPHT LCM fluid loss test results. Three academic papers / reports derived from this research are also presented.
Authors
Salehi, S. and Vivas, C. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergylost circulation materialshpht filtrationfracture sealingparticle size distributionrheologydrilling fluid additivesgelationthermal degradationhigh pressure high temperaturepsdtemperaturemodeldrillingwellboreexperimenttechnologyprocessed datalcm

USU Camas-1 Test Well: Documentation

Oct 31, 2018
77.61 MB
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This submission contains documents that describe the USU Camas-1 test well, drilled in Camas Prairie, Idaho, in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019. The purpose of this well is to validate exploration methodologies of the Snake River Plain (SRP) Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) project.
Authors
Shervais, J. Utah State University
geothermalenergyidahocamas prairieusuutah state universitycamas-1test welldrillingwell datasnake river plainsrpblindresourcecharacterizationplay fairway analysispfaidaho department of water resourcesprospectuspermitlithologicgeophysicalgeophysicsconductivityresistivitytemperaturerhyolitegraniteclay-richgougelithologywellboreenvironmentenvironmentalimpactassessmenteawildlifewildlife inventorycultural inventoryseismiccore

Hydraulic Studies of Drilling Microbores with Supercritical Steam, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

Jan 01, 2010
4.42 MB
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Hydraulic studies of drilling micropores at various depths and with various hole sizes, tubing, fluids and rates to show theoretical feasibility. Hydraulic drilling fluids include Supercritical Steam, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide. The WELLFLO Simulations Report comprises of three ...
Authors
Karaaslan, M. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaldrillinghydraulicsmicroboremicroholesupercritical steamwellflo simulationnitrogencarbon dioxideegsenhanced geothermal systems

First Results Project Hotspot Drilling

Mar 15, 2013
7.43 MB
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Project Hotspot drilled 3 slim hole exploratory wells in southern Idaho, each just under 2 km deep. These holes were designed to investigate thermal structure in three different settings within the Snake River Volcanic Province: (1) along the axial volcanic high of the central SRP...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalsnake river plainyellowstone hotspotproject hotspotidahoscientific drillingdrillingexploration

Engineering Design and Specification for the Open-Hole Packer

Dec 14, 2021
191.95 kB
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This engineering design and specification document contains the applications, specifications, testing, materials, and running methods for the Open-Hole Packer. The Open Hole Packer is designed to seal 8.5 to 9.75 inch open-holes with a 7 inch casing. The design is intended to seal...
Authors
Coon, R. PetroQuip Energy Services
geothermalenergypackeropen-open-holetechnologyspecificationsdesigndrillingsealcasingrun in holerihplughole7 inch casing

Utah FORGE: Well 78B-32 Core Sample Petrographic Analysis Data

Feb 21, 2023
753.95 MB
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This dataset contains an overview of the petrographic, X-ray Diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses of core samples from Utah FORGE Well 78B-32 and related data as described in the .zip folder's Description below.
Authors
Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewell 78b-32petrographysemxrdwell 78b-32 semwell 78b-32 xrdscanning electron microscopyx-ray diffractionmicroscopygeologywell datadrillingprocessed datacore petrography

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Core Photographs and Descriptions

Aug 05, 2021
136.42 GB
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This submission contains photographs of rock core collected from EGS Collab Experiment 2 (and 3) boreholes. Cores were generally photographed in about 1-foot sections using Nikon D3300 DSLR cameras from two angles about 90 degrees apart, wet and dry. Core photos are provided here ...
Authors
Kneafsey, T. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabexperiment 24100 levelsanford underground research facilitycore photographscoredrillinggeologysurfpanoramic photographscore logsanomaly logs

Exploration Best Practices on OpenEI

Sep 20, 2013
63.84 kB
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This is an electronic database detailing different types of, various phases of, best practices for, and cost and time associated with geothermal exploration techniques. The groups of exploration techniques included in the database are Data and Modeling Techniques, Downhole Techniq...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationgeophysicsopeneiremote sensingconceptual modelsexploration costsbest practicesloggingdrillinggeochemistryresistivity surveymt surveyelectromagnetic surveygravityseismicisotopelidarhyperspectralmultispectralswirflirinsarsarreflectionrefractonmagneticsdc resistivity2-m probewell loggingdatabase link

Utah FORGE: Well Acord 1-26 Logs and Data: Roosevelt Hot Spring Area

Mar 03, 2016
91.14 MB
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This is a compilation of logs and data from Well Acord 1-26 in the Roosevelt Hot Springs area in Utah. This well is also in the Utah FORGE study area. Logs include: mud log (45'-12645'), compensated densilog (1102'-7923', 7900'-12644'), neutron log (1102'-7923'), dual induction ...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalforgeutah forgeegsutah egswell logsutah well logsgeothermal wellsutah geothermal wellsroosevelt hot springsroosevelt hot springcement bondgamma rayneutronporositycompensated densilogstratigraphic reportstratigraphypetrographydual inductionacousticacoustilogdensitytemperature logdifferentialsamplegeothermcalipermud logdrillers logwater rightspermission to drilldrilling planbond documentsacordutahacord 1-26well logwell dataresourcecharacterizationmilfordtemperaturedensilogcompensatedcuttings

Data of High-Temperature Dynamic LCM Testing Setup

May 31, 2021
9.94 MB
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Data from high temperature dynamic sealing tests for various fracture widths, at various temperatures (degrees F), with 5 wt.% bentonite-based mud containing various material fiber contents, at 100 to 400 psi differential pressure. Data from pressure test and evaluation of the dy...
Authors
Magzoub, M. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermal drillinglost circulationshape memory polymergranitefractureswellbore strengtheningsealabilitygeothermalenergylost circulation materialssealing pressurefiltrationsmart lcmsmpfracture sealingdrilling fluid additivestemperaturemodeldrillingwellboreexperimenttechnologyprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Well 82-33 Logs and Data, Roosevelt Hot Spring Area

Mar 03, 2016
74.2 MB
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This is a compilation of logs and data from Well 82-33 in the Roosevelt Hot Springs area in Utah. This well is also in the Utah FORGE study area. The file is in a compressed .zip format and there is a data inventory table (Excel spreadsheet) in the root folder that is a guide to t...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalforgeegsutah forgeutah egsroosevelt hot springgeothermal well logswell logsutah well logsgeothermal wellsutah geothermal wellsroosevel hot springbottom hole pressurecasing schematiccleanoutsdirctional surveygeochemistrygeology loginjection cpaacitymorning reportsplan of operationsspinner surveyinjection testwater analysiswater chemistrycompensated soniccalipercement bondcollar logcompensated neutronformation densitydifferential temperaturegamma raymud loginductionpressure surveytemperature surveywell logwell data82-33utahresourcecharacterizationmilfordroosevelt hot springs

GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document

Aug 28, 2026
16.29 MB
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Lessons Learned document for the GLADE Geothermal Drilling project in the DJ Basin, Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geotherm...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergylessons learneddj basincoloradogladedrillingegs

Utah FORGE: Borehole Sensors and Well Trajectories (April 2022)

Dec 23, 2022
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This link leads to a webpage with spreadsheets containing seismic borehole sensor locations and well trajectories for wells 56-32, 58-32, 78-32, 78B-32. Each of the files at the provided link include meta data on relevant information.
Authors
Pankow, K. University of Utah Seismograph Stations
geothermalenergyutah forgeseismic sensorsborehole sensorswell trajectorieswell 58-32well 56-32well 78-32well 78b-32well trajectorycharacterizationwell datasensor datawellboredrillingexcelforgeegs

Recovery Act: Microhole Tubing Bending Report

Jan 01, 2012
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A downhole tubing bending study was made and is reported herein. This study developed a model to predict the shape of the pipe at downhole conditions and determines if the various pipe string sizes can reach a specified landing depth. The wellbore trajectory is described by this s...
Authors
Ruan, C. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaltubingdrill pipedrillingmicroholemicroboretubing bendingwell constructionmodelabrasive slurryjet technologyegs

Centralizer for Use in Well Completions

Apr 17, 2014
7.31 MB
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Well completions are an integral part of providing safe, reliable and continuous access to underground resources such as oil, gas and geothermal resources. Completions are typically considered to be the final step of drilling engineering which includes processes such as setting c...
Authors
Su, J. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalcompletionscementingcentralizerswhite papercentralizationwell completioncasingcompletiontechnologywellboresafety
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