Description
This drilling data for Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32 include a well survey, core summary, mud and mud temperature logs, daily reports of the drilling process, and additional data from the Pason oil and gas company. Well 16B(78)-32 serves as the production well for reservoir creation, fluid circulation, and demonstration of heat extraction for the FORGE project. It has been drilled as a doublet approximately 300 feet parallel to and above the injection well 16A(78)-32. The proposed total depth was 10,658 feet, which was exceeded. Spudding began on April 26th, 2023. As of June 20th, 2023, the total depth measured 10,947 feet and the vertical depth measured 8,357 feet.
Drilling included the trial use of insulated drill pipe (IDP) from Eavor Technologies, which was considered a success. IDP restricts counter-current heat transfer between drilling fluid inside the drill string and hotter returning fluid in the annulus, thereby ensuring the bottomhole assembly (BHA) remains submerged in cool fluid. Eavor rented 350 joints of IDP to FORGE which were run in two consecutive BHAs at the well. The results of this trial are included here.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Reports.zip | ZIP | Each daily report summarizes drilling operations, management, and safety information. Mud and casing details as well as other drilling and rig parameters are also included. | Open resource |
| Mud Logs.zip | ZIP | This a set of mud logs created by Excellence Logging during the drilling of well 16B(78)-32. | Open resource |
| Mud Temperature Logs.zip | ZIP | This is a set of mud temperature logs taken during drilling, and they are in LAS file format. | Open resource |
| Well Survey.zip | ZIP | This is a gyro survey taken after drilling was completed. This included a well profile plot, a geographic survey report, both a .txt and a .pdf formatted survey report, and a .xlsx format spreadsheet containing the data. | Open resource |
| Pason Data.zip | ZIP | This is data Pason collected during the drilling of well 16B(78)-32. These datasets include the drilling template, ETS, kpi, trip, 10 second, and rig-down data. | Open resource |
| Eavor Insulated Drill Pipe Trial Results.pdf | This document includes the IDP trial operational summary and describes the thermal performance, mechanical wear, and additional benefits of IDP. | Open resource | |
| End of Well Report.pdf | This is the end of well report for Well 16B(78)-32. This report details the purpose, design, and completion of the well, providing and referencing relevant operational and scientific logs from the project. | Open resource | |
| Interim Core Summary.pdf | This is the core drilling report produced by Canamera Coring. Information includes: well information, a core summary, status changes, and run parameters. | Open resource | |
| Well Location Survey.pdf | This is the well location land survey in Latitude and Longitude. | Open resource |
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