Title of article
Dramatic incidents during drilling at Wairakei Geothermal Field, New Zealand
Author/Authors
Bolton، نويسنده , , Richard S. and Hunt، نويسنده , , Trevor M. and King، نويسنده , , Tom R. and Thompson، نويسنده , , Geoffrey E.K.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages
8
From page
40
To page
47
Abstract
The paper describes three blowouts associated with Wairakei wells that had been drilled during the late 1950s to early 1960s, near areas of surface thermal manifestations. Also discussed are the 1960s drilling practices in this geothermal field, the remedial actions undertaken to regain well control, and the lessons learned from these unexpected incidents.
Keywords
Drilling , Geothermal , New Zealand , Thermal activity , Casing break , Landslide , Blowout , steam eruption , Wairakei
Journal title
Geothermics
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
Geothermics
Record number
2367856
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