Understand the Various Geothermal Drilling Equipment
The fact that geothermal energy has a great role to play in electricity generation is enough to justify the need for having more geothermal wells. For those who are new to this, geothermal well drilling follows the same approach as oil and gas drilling, except for the fact that it needs to be adapted for a comparatively higher temperature and larger well diameters. Geothermal drilling equipment usually consist of a drill pipe, drill bit, drilling fluid, drill rig, and power system. A drill pipe is typically used for transferring drilling fluid from mud pit to the ground below. It is also used to rotate the drill bit which does the real cutting of the surface. There are a couple types of drill bits available. Selecting the right geothermal drill bits is an important part of drilling and is usually documented for future references. The role of drill fluid, flowing through the pipe, is to promptly bring up the cuttings from the base so that the rocks don't encumber the drilling proce...