Overcoming drilling challenges with rotary steerable technology in deep geothermal wells in the Molasse Basin of Southern Germany

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-169

  Lentsch, David ^a   Savvatis, Alexandras ^a   Schubert, Achim ^a   Schoebel, Wolfgang ^b  

^a Erdwerk GmbH   (Germany)

^b BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex 3D wellpaths; Deep geothermal wells; Drilling optimization; Drilling performance; Rotary steerable systems; Southern German Molasse Basin; Wellbore instabilities

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX 3D-WELLPATHS; DRILLING OPTIMIZATION; DRILLING PERFORMANCE; MOLASSE BASIN; ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEMS; WELLBORE INSTABILITY;

BOREHOLES; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; ROTATING MACHINERY;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

EID: 84876214134     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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