drilling – TechConnect Briefs

Interactions of Rocks with Supercritical CO2 and Water in Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Beyond

Petro M., PARC, a Xerox company, US

There is an abundance of heat but lack of fluids underground. Current drilling and fracturing technologies can provide necessary access to the hot rocks, creating so-called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Despite the 100-fold increase in [...]

Interactions of Rocks with Supercritical CO2 and Water in Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Beyond

Petro M., PARC, a Xerox company, US

There is an abundance of heat but lack of fluids underground. Current drilling and fracturing technologies can provide necessary access to the hot rocks, creating so-called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Despite the 100-fold increase in [...]

Design and Application of Novel Nano Drilling Fluids to Mitigate Circulation Loss Problems during Oil Well Drilling Operations

Mostafavi V., Ferdous M.Z., Hareland G., Husein M., University of Calgary, CA

Nano-fluids have recently attracted attention in the petroleum industry as potential solutions to several shortcomings of conventional drilling fluids. Drilling fluid is in charge of numerous functions during the drilling operation including transport of cuttings [...]

Design and Application of Novel Nano Drilling Fluids to Mitigate Circulation Loss Problems during Oil Well Drilling Operations

Mostafavi V., Ferdous M.Z., Hareland G., Husein M., University of Calgary, CA

Nano-fluids have recently attracted attention in the petroleum industry as potential solutions to several shortcomings of conventional drilling fluids. Drilling fluid is in charge of numerous functions during the drilling operation including transport of cuttings [...]

Environmentally Friendly Production of Unconventional Natural Gas Resources

Haut R.C., Burnett D., Williams T., Houston Advanced Research Center, US

Clean burning natural gas begins with producing the gas in an environmentally friendly manner. Industry has made great strides in protecting the environment while increasing natural gas production in the U.S. Producers, however, still face [...]

Environmentally Friendly Production of Unconventional Natural Gas Resources

Haut R.C., Burnett D., Williams T., Houston Advanced Research Center, US

Clean burning natural gas begins with producing the gas in an environmentally friendly manner. Industry has made great strides in protecting the environment while increasing natural gas production in the U.S. Producers, however, still face [...]

Sustainable Energy Opportunities with the Geothermal Continuum

Thorsteinsson H., Augustine C., Anderson B.J., Moore M.C., von Rohr P.R., Tester J.W., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

The publication of “The Future of Geothermal Energy” in 2006, which resulted from a comprehensive assessment of US geothermal potential, brought renewed interest in Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) worldwide. The magnitude and accessibility of the [...]