Geothermal well construction

Improve geothermal drilling with solutions that perform in hard rock and high temperatures

Overview

Improve geothermal project economics by optimizing drilling

Well delivery comprises everything from the people to the processes, equipment, and materials across the full well construction operation—your operation. In geothermal applications, drilling makes up 25% to 50% of total project costs, so you need to reduce those costs for better economics. Combining our geothermal experience and well construction expertise, we can help you elevate operational success.

Drilling know-how

We know rock and how to crush it. We use a wealth of global drilling know-how and a portfolio of drill bits designed for optimal drilling performance in different geologies.

Innovative tech

We have technologies that are built for durability and long-term stability in high-pressure and high-temperature cycles to ensure you can drill continuously and efficiently.

Reliability and precision

We provide the capabilities to reliably and precisely land your targets, whether drilling a relatively shallow, simple well for building heating or a complex set of multilateral wells for an enhanced or advanced geothermal systems (EGS and AGS).

Geothermal expertise

We understand that drilling geothermal wells does have differences—such as larger borehole diameters, different flow rates, and other distinctions that require differentiated technologies and expertise.

Multileg Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems

Join Ashley Johnson, SLB science advisor for Well Construction, and Ross Lowdon, SLB fellow, as they discuss the benefits of adding multiple legs to hydraulic systems. Learn how optimizing flow distribution and stabilizing flow can improve temperature, fluid density, and economic outcomes.

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Integrated Well Construction Reduces Drilling Costs by 70%

Join Gatra Kusuma, drilling engineer, as he shares his experience optimizing drilling operations. Discover how integrated well construction strategies in West Java have reduced well costs by 70–75%, resulting in multimillion-dollar savings. Gain insights into risk mitigation and efficiency enhancements.

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Increasing Production in Thin Geothermal Reservoirs

Janine Maalouf, well placement domain champion in Europe, will discuss how placing a horizontal doublet in thin permeable layers using logging-while-drilling deep electromagnetic multibed boundary mapping and borehole imaging technologies can help maximize reservoir exposure.

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Janine Maalouf, domain expert, geothermal

Managing Temperature to Enable Directional Drilling to 500 degC

Optimize your geothermal projects: Our panel featuring Nicholas Goura and Seth Champness will discuss the critical considerations necessary to drill a directional well with full fluid returns into a formation with a static temperature of 500 degC.

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Directional and Surveying Challenges in Geothermal Well Construction

Using a real-world case study, SLB Fellow Ross Lowdon, head of surveying at SLB, and Mark Hodder, vice president for well engineering and operations at Eavor, discuss how AGS wells operate as closed-loop systems that require precise directional drilling and specialized technology to join the wells at depth.

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Geothermal Webinar Series: Challenges in Well Construction

Evolution of Cutting Structure Solutions for Geothermal Wells

Join Davide Fanti, product champion for Well Construction Drilling at SLB, as he explores the results of an extensive global review of the world’s largest drilling data repository of 1,200+ geothermal wells. He will discuss how the drill bit’s evolution over the last few decades has made a significant impact on lowering well construction costs.

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