Drilling into Geothermal Reservoirs

Axel Sperber

Ing. Büro A. Sperber, Eddesser Straße 1, 31234 Edemissen, Germany

Inga Moeck

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ, German Research Centre for Geoscience, International Centre for Geothermal Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

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Wulf Brandt,

Wulf Brandt

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ, German Research Centre for Geoscience, International Centre for Geothermal Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

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Axel Sperber,

Axel Sperber

Ing. Büro A. Sperber, Eddesser Straße 1, 31234 Edemissen, Germany

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Inga Moeck,

Inga Moeck

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ, German Research Centre for Geoscience, International Centre for Geothermal Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

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Wulf Brandt,

Wulf Brandt

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ, German Research Centre for Geoscience, International Centre for Geothermal Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

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Book Editor(s):Dr. Ernst Huenges,

Dr. Ernst Huenges

GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ, German Research Centre for Geoscience, International Centre for Geothermal Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

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First published: 19 April 2010

https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527630479.ch3

Citations: 6

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

Introduction
Drilling Equipment and Techniques
Drilling Mud
Casing and Cementation
Planning a Well
Drilling a Well
Well Completion Techniques
Risks
Case Study Groß Schönebeck Well
Economics (Drilling Concepts)
Recent Developments, Perspectives in R&D
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