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Geothermal Well Construction

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Hani Ibrahim
  • Language: English

Geothermal Well Construction is a comprehensive guide dedicated to harnessing the Earth's subterranean heat. This book presents various well-construction solutions and provid… Read more

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Description

Geothermal Well Construction is a comprehensive guide dedicated to harnessing the Earth's subterranean heat. This book presents various well-construction solutions and provides a framework for innovators to apply technologies and methodologies that reduce the cost of geothermal well construction. Progressing from the origins of geothermal energy to extraction techniques, tool evolution, and environmental considerations, this text offers readers the knowledge needed to minimize construction costs and enhance clean energy generation. Other critical points include a toolbox of proven drilling plans, innovative ideas, and technologies for geothermal wells.

This book aggregates approaches, tools, and methodologies into one comprehensive resource for industry professionals, energy engineers, and students seeking to advance their understanding and application of geothermal well construction.

Key features

  • Supports UN Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 11, 9 and 13
  • Presents the latest concepts in geothermal well construction
  • Provides 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 requirements
  • Explores shelved ideas for new approaches or applications as well as recombination and application of two or more combined ideas to create new solutions
  • Introduces new tools designed and developed for high-temperature environments

Readership

Geothermal industry professionals, service companies, energy engineers, well design engineers, tool design engineers, management, venture capital and other investment facilities to evaluate the investment, energy personnel want to migrate to renewable energy

Table of contents

1. Earth

2. Beneath Our Feet

3. Energy Source

Part I:Extracting the Geothermal Energy

4. Historical Usage

5. Modern Theories & Applications

6. Progression of Well Designs

7. Hydrothermal

8. Enhanced (Engineered) Geothermal Systems

9. Advanced Geothermal Systems

Part II: Tools Evolution

10. Lessons Learned from Other Industries

11. Crucial Requirements

12. Pioneering Technology

Part III:Basis Of Design

13. Geological Requirements

14. Offset Data Prerequisites

15. Risk Analysis & Mitigation

16. Corrosion and Material Selection

17. Encountered Problems while Drilling

18. Cementing

19. Well Construction Design

20. HSE Plan

21. High Temperature Handling

22. Lost Circulation Plan

23. Drilling Fluid Selection

24. Drilling Fluid Evaporation

25. Drilling Fluid Cooling Plan

26. Cement Material Selection

27. Cementing Procedures

28. Downhole Tool Selection

29. Surface Tool Selection

30. Wellhead

31. Casing

32. Drilling Techniques

33. AFE

Part IV:Crucial Requirements

34. Database

35. Drilling Tools

36. Measurement Equipment

Part V:Environmental Considerations

37. Impact on Communities

38. Natural Resources Involved

Part VI: References

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the author

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Hani Ibrahim

Hani Ibrahim has over 44 years of expertise working in diverse well construction design and drilling tools across the world, including 5 years working in renewables (geothermal energy). He has garnered international industry and management experience with XGS Energy, Unocal, Petrofina, QGPC, Hughes Christensen, ReedHycalog, Smith International, Schlumberger, Quantico, and H&P. He has two patents, 12 SPE papers, and is an active member of the IADC Technical Publications Committee book. Hani is acting Communications Chair for SPE’s Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS), a President’s Award recipient, Smith International, and an Orange Belt in Continuous Improvement (change management and six sigma).
Affiliations and expertise
Operation Director, XGS Energy, IADC Technical Publications Committee Member, SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) Communications Chair, USA