KS-14 Puna Geothermal Venture : flawless execution of aerated mud drilling with mud motor in hostile environment

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dc.contributor.authorRickard, Bill
dc.contributor.authorSamuel, Abraham
dc.contributor.authorLee, Chris
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, Paul
dc.contributor.authorCuadros, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorLong, Justin
dc.contributor.authorRobert, Earl
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-21T00:01:04Z
dc.date.available2020-04-21T00:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2012-11
dc.description.abstractThe PUNA Geothermal Venture (PGV) wells are located on the Big Island of Hawaii near the Kilauea Volcano. This results in a highly fractured, hard, hot formation, challenging PGV with lost circulation, hole-cleaning, cooling and stuck pipe issues. With static formation temperatures of 600°F the traditional fluid system incorporates water-based mud, various cooling systems to maintain operation temperature limits < 300°F, micronized cellulose for lost circulation and mud-pulse measurement while drilling. Although aerated mud is the preferred drilling fluid for operations performed in areas prone to lost circulation, there are certainly drawbacks and considerations to running aerated fluids. PGV along with its contractors managed to complete the 26” hole section flawlessly on aerated mud, which has not been part of the standard program.
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dc.identifier.citationRickard B, Samuel A, Lee C, Spielman P, Cuadros I, Long J, Robert E. 2012. KS-14 Puna Geothermal Venture : flawless execution of aerated mud drilling with mud motor in hostile environment. Nairobi (Kenya): African Rift Geothermal Conference.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/63237
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAfrican Rift Geothermal Conference
dc.subjectKS-14
dc.subjectmud drilling
dc.subjectdrilling
dc.subjectPuna Geothermal Venture
dc.subjectKilauea
dc.subjectPuna
dc.subjectBig Island
dc.subjectHawaii
dc.subject.lcshGeothermal resources--Hawaii--Hawaii Island
dc.subject.lcshGeothermal resources--Hawaiʻi
dc.titleKS-14 Puna Geothermal Venture : flawless execution of aerated mud drilling with mud motor in hostile environment
dc.typeConference Proceeding
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