Thermal Well Design & Integrity for Geothermal Applications, Workshop, Oct. 18, 2018
Well at the Maule geothermal project, Chile (source: Mannvit)
Alexander Richter
26 Sep 2018
C-FER Technologies, a Canadian technology company facilitating the use of leading edge technology by oil and gas and pipeline operators, will be offering a workshop on "Thermal Well Design & Integrity for Geothermal Applications", following the GRC Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2018.
C-FER Technologies, a Canadian technology company facilitating the use of leading edge technology by oil and gas and pipeline operators, will be offering a workshop on “Thermal Well Design & Integrity for Geothermal Applications”, following the GRC Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2018.
Workshop Overview
This workshop provides an overview of the considerations, key factors, industry guidelines and practices, examples, and field experience related to the design and integrity of geothermal wells.
The workshop content was developed based on C-FER’s extensive experience with thermal design and integrity topics associated with the heavy oil and bitumen recovery methods of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) and Cyclic Steam Stimulations (CSS). While the majority of the principles presented are general to thermal wells, where applicable, differences and examples of geothermal wells will be presented to tailor the course to well designers, operators and other stakeholders in the geothermal energy industry.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for anyone looking for an overview of thermal and geothermal well design and integrity.
What You Will Learn
At the end of this workshop, students will gain an improved understanding and appreciation for:
- Key factors and considerations involved in the design, construction and integrity management of thermal wells;
- How various aspects of a geothermal well’s life impact and influence thermal well design and integrity; and
- Experience based on thermal enhanced oil recovery challenges, areas of advancement, current industry initiatives and areas of research.
Topics Covered
This introductory, one-day workshop will cover the following:
- Overview of key material properties and damage mechanisms of casing and liner tubular steels, and wellbore cements;
- Casing and liner design approach and basis (materials, connections);
- Cement blend options;
- Thermal wellhead options;
- Impact of production/injection completion design;
- Well integrity management programs;
- Inspection and condition monitoring, damage, mitigation and repair options and experience; and
- On-going challenges, industry initiatives, and areas of research and development.
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The company will also be represented with technical presentations within the conference of the GRC Annual Meeting:
- High Temperature ESPs for Geothermal Production: The Ideal Pump (Brandon Curkan et al.), Track 4: New Technology 2, Monday, October 15, 2018 at 4:00 PM
- Application and Value of Geothermal Well Reliability Data (Todd Zahacy), Track 5: Reservoir Engineering, Field Operations and Management, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 10:10 AM
To view a copy of the Preliminary Program, please click here.
Source: Announcement by email and website
