Plugging mechanisms in a lost circulation model [electronic resource].
Published
Albuquerque, N.M. : Sandia National Laboratories, 1985. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
The problem of lost circulation during the drilling of geothermal wells is recognized to be a serious impediment to well completion. A viable solution, in terms of an ''engineered'' plugging material, will be enhanced via analytical cognizance of possible down-hole plugging mechanisms. This paper investigates several plugging strategies that result from rudimentary, mathematical models of the mud rheology (with and without dispersed particulate). 10 refs., 7 figs.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:sand-85-0316c E 1.99: conf-850801-4 conf-850801-4 sand-85-0316c
Published through SciTech Connect. 01/01/1985. "sand-85-0316c" " conf-850801-4" "DE85008315" International symposium on geothermal energy, Kailua Kona, HI, USA, 26 Aug 1985. Givler, R.C.