Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies

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The objective of advanced drilling and logging technologies is to promote ways and means to reduce the cost of geothermal drilling through an integrated effort which involves developing an understanding of geothermal drilling and logging needs, elucidating best practices, and fostering an environment and mechanisms to share methods and means to advance the state of the art. Drilling is an essential and expensive part of geothermal exploration, development, and utilization. Drilling, logging, and completing geothermal wells are expensive because of high temperatures and hard, fractured formations. The consequences of reducing cost are often impressive, because drilling and well completion can account for more than half of the capital cost for a geothermal power project.

The objectives of Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies are:
1. Quantitatively understand geothermal drilling costs from around the world and identify ways to reduce those costs, while maintaining or enhancing productivity.
2. Identify and develop new and improved technologies for significantly reducing the cost of geothermal well construction to lower the cost of electricity and/or heat produced with geothermal resources.
3. Inform the international geothermal community about these drilling technologies.
4. Provide a vehicle for international cooperation, field tests, etc. toward the development and demonstration of improved geothermal drilling and logging technologies.

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TY - DATA AB - The objective of advanced drilling and logging technologies is to promote ways and means to reduce the cost of geothermal drilling through an integrated effort which involves developing an understanding of geothermal drilling and logging needs, elucidating best practices, and fostering an environment and mechanisms to share methods and means to advance the state of the art. Drilling is an essential and expensive part of geothermal exploration, development, and utilization. Drilling, logging, and completing geothermal wells are expensive because of high temperatures and hard, fractured formations. The consequences of reducing cost are often impressive, because drilling and well completion can account for more than half of the capital cost for a geothermal power project. The objectives of Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies are: 1. Quantitatively understand geothermal drilling costs from around the world and identify ways to reduce those costs, while maintaining or enhancing productivity. 2. Identify and develop new and improved technologies for significantly reducing the cost of geothermal well construction to lower the cost of electricity and/or heat produced with geothermal resources. 3. Inform the international geothermal community about these drilling technologies. 4. Provide a vehicle for international cooperation, field tests, etc. toward the development and demonstration of improved geothermal drilling and logging technologies. AU - Raymond, David A2 - Knudsen, Steven A3 - Blankenship, Doug A4 - Bjornstad, Steve A5 - Barbour, Joel A6 - Schen, Aaron DB - Geothermal Data Repository DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - KW - geothermal KW - IEA KW - gia KW - Annex VII KW - 2012 KW - Drilling KW - Annual Report KW - logging KW - techniques LA - English DA - 2013/12/15 PY - 2013 PB - Sandia National Laboratories T1 - Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/288 ER -
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Raymond, David, et al. Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies. Sandia National Laboratories, 15 December, 2013, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/288.
Raymond, D., Knudsen, S., Blankenship, D., Bjornstad, S., Barbour, J., & Schen, A. (2013). Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Sandia National Laboratories. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/288
Raymond, David, Steven Knudsen, Doug Blankenship, Steve Bjornstad, Joel Barbour, and Aaron Schen. Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies. Sandia National Laboratories, December, 15, 2013. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/288
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The objectives of Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies are:
1. Quantitatively understand geothermal drilling costs from around the world and identify ways to reduce those costs, while maintaining or enhancing productivity.
2. Identify and develop new and improved technologies for significantly reducing the cost of geothermal well construction to lower the cost of electricity and/or heat produced with geothermal resources.
3. Inform the international geothermal community about these drilling technologies.
4. Provide a vehicle for international cooperation, field tests, etc. toward the development and demonstration of improved geothermal drilling and logging technologies.
}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/288}, year = {2013}, howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Sandia National Laboratories, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/288}, note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07} }

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Data from Dec 15, 2013

Last updated May 31, 2017

Submitted Feb 6, 2014

Organization

Sandia National Laboratories

Contact

Doug Blankenship

Authors

David Raymond

Sandia National Laboratories

Steven Knudsen

Sandia National Laboratories

Doug Blankenship

Sandia National Laboratories

Steve Bjornstad

USN Geothermal Program Office

Joel Barbour

Barbour Well Inc

Aaron Schen

NOV Downhole

DOE Project Details

Project Lead Greg Stillman

Project Number FY14 AOP 1.5.3.1

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