Geothermal Well Construction offers well-construction solutions to unleash the enormous potential of heat trapped underneath the Earth's crust - and provides a roadmap for innovators to apply technologies and methodologies to reduce the cost of well construction for geothermal applications. This reference provides a toolbox of proven drilling plans for geothermal wells and explores innovative ideas and technologies that have evolved to exploit geothermal power for marked improvements in energy generation. The book progresses from origins of geothermal energy, extraction, the evolution of tools, design basics, requirements, and environmental considerations to provide the understanding needed to minimize costs of geothermal well construction, facilitating incremental increases in clean energy and power generated by geothermal resources and ultimately reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Geothermal industry professionals, energy engineers, well design engineers, tool design engineers, and students will find, in this book, a welcomed resource that aggregates approaches, tools and technologies into one toolkit that can be utilized in geothermal well construction applications. Geothermal Energy supports UN Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 11, 9 and 13Vital to the energy transition, this book presents the latest concepts in geothermal well constructionProvides guidelines to develop well construction plans including authority for expenditure preparation, selection of suitable solutions to expected issues, tool selection, organizing logistics, and other related requirementsExplores shelved ideas for new approaches or applications as well as recombination and application of two or more combined ideas to create new solutionsIntroduces new tools designed and developed for high-temperature environments INDICE: 1. Earth2. Beneath Our Feet3. Energy SourcePart I:Extracting the Geothermal Energy4. Historical Usage5. Modern Theories & Applications6. Progression of Well Designs7. Hydrothermal8. Enhanced (Engineered) Geothermal Systems9. Advanced Geothermal SystemsPart II: Tools Evolution10. Lessons Learned from Other Industries11. Crucial Requirements12. Pioneering TechnologyPart III:Basis Of Design13. Geological Requirements14. Offset Data Prerequisites15. Risk Analysis & Mitigation16. Corrosion and Material Selection17. Encountered Problems while Drilling18. Cementing19. Well Construction Design20. HSE Plan21. High Temperature Handling22. Lost Circulation Plan23. Drilling Fluid Selection24. Drilling Fluid Evaporation25. Drilling Fluid Cooling Plan26. Cement Material Selection27. Cementing Procedures28. Downhole Tool Selection29. Surface Tool Selection30. Wellhead31. Casing32. Drilling Techniques33. AFEPart IV:Crucial Requirements34. Database35. Drilling Tools36. Measurement EquipmentPart V:Environmental Considerations37. Impact on Communities38. Natural Resources InvolvedPart VI: References
- ISBN: 978-0-443-28888-3
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 325
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2025
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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