GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document
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 geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environments. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office and executed by Oxy, the project focused on drilling two deep wells, GLADE West and GLADE East, through the sedimentary section and into Precambrian granitic basement. The purpose of this document is to identify the key lessons and techniques implemented during the execution of GLADE to be leveraged for future deep wells or geothermal projects planned or executed in the DJ Basin or other areas with similar objectives or operational scenarios.
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AB - 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 geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environments. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office and executed by Oxy, the project focused on drilling two deep wells, GLADE West and GLADE East, through the sedimentary section and into Precambrian granitic basement. The purpose of this document is to identify the key lessons and techniques implemented during the execution of GLADE to be leveraged for future deep wells or geothermal projects planned or executed in the DJ Basin or other areas with similar objectives or operational scenarios.
AU - Rhodes, Ryan
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Lessons Learned
KW - DJ Basin
KW - Colorado
KW - GLADE
KW - Drilling
KW - EGS
LA - English
DA - 2026/08/28
PY - 2026
PB - OXY USA Inc.
T1 - GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1862
ER -
Rhodes, Ryan. GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document. OXY USA Inc., 28 August, 2026, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1862.
Rhodes, R. (2026). GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. OXY USA Inc.. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1862
Rhodes, Ryan. GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document. OXY USA Inc., August, 28, 2026. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1862
@misc{GDR_Dataset_1862,
title = {GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document},
author = {Rhodes, Ryan},
abstractNote = {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 geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environments. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office and executed by Oxy, the project focused on drilling two deep wells, GLADE West and GLADE East, through the sedimentary section and into Precambrian granitic basement. The purpose of this document is to identify the key lessons and techniques implemented during the execution of GLADE to be leveraged for future deep wells or geothermal projects planned or executed in the DJ Basin or other areas with similar objectives or operational scenarios.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1862},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, OXY USA Inc., https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1862},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Details
Data from Aug 28, 2026
Last updated Oct 7, 2026
Submitted Aug 28, 2026
Organization
OXY USA Inc.
Contact
Breck Johnson
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Lessons Learned, DJ Basin, Colorado, GLADE, Drilling, EGSDOE Project Details
Project Name Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE)
Project Lead Mike Weathers
Project Number EE0010444
