2025 GRC , Reno Nevada
Nasikul Islam1, Abdulqawi AlFakih2, and Aameer Zaheer2
1Exceed Geo Energy, Houston, United states, 2SLB, Houston, United states
Abstract
The geothermal drilling industry has drilled significantly fewer wells than oil and gas over the past 45 years. However, oil and gas engineers are now transitioning to renewable energy, sharing knowledge to improve drilling performance. This paper advocates geothermal well designs by leveraging integrated digital platforms, advanced thermal modeling, real-time alerts for rapid design constraints, and valuable insights drawn from the oil and gas sector.
The digital drilling planning platform (DDP) enhances geothermal well design by processing existing offset data and lessons learned from previous wells including oil and gas wells all in one place. It supports task mapping to optimize planning and integrates with applications for thermal modelling, cement designs and well integrity testing. This digital platform allows for easy cloning of well templates and quick generation of drilling programs, significantly reducing the time engineers spend on administrative tasks. As a result, engineers can focus more on optimization and risk management and deliver wells within minimum variance for time and costs bringing down capex of geothermal projects lower.
2025 GRC , Reno Nevada