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IDDPdrilling
Drilling and well design
Technology
Status Project definition study
of the pre-feasibility
Sverrir Thorhallsson Report
for the Pre-Feasibility
Orkustofnun, GeoScience Div.
Sverrir Thorhallsson
Nesjavellir,
Orkustofnun, Iceland Div.
GeoScience
March 17th, 2002
Reykjavik, Iceland
June 25th , 2001 s@os.is
E-mail: s@os.is
• Þorbjörn Karlsson HI
• Þór Gíslason JB thorgi@jardboranir.is
2001 2002
TASK Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
0. Preparation of FS
15.11 15.3
22.3 30.11
Conv . Supercrit. Scenarios
1. Well simulation
7.1 1.3 12.3 1.48.4 24.5 15.7 6.9 30.9
Well stability / losses
2. Rock mechanics
1.4 15.4 2.8 12.8
Equipment and pocedures
3. BOP's and safety
15.2 1.4 5.715.7
Design crit. + matl. Conv . Supercrit.
4. Casing - well design
29.11 1.3 12.3 30.3 3.5 10.6
17.6 20.930.9
DP + tools
5. Drillstring design
4.2 25.2 5.715.7
Limits Selection
6. Drilling fluid
7.1 22.2 8.715.7 20.930.9
Cem. progr. Matl. and testing ?
7. Casing cementing
10.12 14.1 1.2 25.3 28.6 15.7
Specs. Selection
8. Rig instrumentation
4.3 10.521.5 17.6 1.7 13.923.9
Jötunn / top driv e Coring Selection
9. Rig selection
19.11 28.1 1.3 12.3 15.4 24.5 5.8 25.104.11
Rpt. prep.
10. Drilling program
16.9 12.1126.11
Index Rpt. prep.
11. Feasibility report
22.11
29.1113.12 10.1 24.1 7.2 21.2 7.3 1.4 19.4 5.8 29.11
30.11
100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600
0
500
1000
1500
Boiling point
depth curve
ORKUSTOFNUN
2000
2500
Depth (m)
3000
3500 C.P.
Isothermal 375°C
500
1000
1500
2000
Hydrostatic
pressure at BPD
2500
Depth (m)
3000
3500 C.P.
4000
Isothermal 375°C
S.Th. 28.11.2001
GeoScience Division
5000
Casing Programme
The figure shows a
concept sketch of the
IDDP well.
3000
3500
3729m
4000
7 elem.
packers
4500
4650m
5000
ø8 1/2“ ORKUSTOFNUN
S.Th. 12.12.2001
Rev. 11.03.2002
5500
6000m
1000 1000m
2000
2300m
2300m
2500 2500m
3500 3400m
500 500
1000
Q=35 l/s 1000
1500 1500
2000 2000
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
2500 2500
3000 3000
3500 3500
4000 4000
Q=5 l/s
4500 4500
5000 5000
Assuming for reservoir boiling point depth curve (BPD) to 3400 m and then 100°C/km gradient
5 years after
eruption,1978
7 5/8" casing
500
400
Temperature (°C)
Reservoir
300
Temp (°C)
BPD + 100 °C/km
200
100
S. Þórh. 09.03.2002
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Depth (m)
150
100
50
S. Þórh. 09.03.2002
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Depth (m)