ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Why are scientists setting off small-scale explosions inside 1-foot cubes of plexiglass? They’re watching how fractures form and grow in a rock-like substance to see if explosives or propellants, similar to jet fuel, can connect geothermal wells in a predictable manner. Geothermal energy has a lot of promise as a renewable energy […]
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Exploring explosives for expanding geothermal energy
June 21, 2022 – 10:02 am
By Mollie Rappe
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Posted in Energy / Environment / Water, Renewable energy, Science / Technology / Engineering
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Also tagged enhanced geothermal systems, explosives research, fracture prediction
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Designing a geothermal drilling tool that can take the heat
July 21, 2016 – 5:00 am
Sandia Labs worked on new type of downhole hammer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and a commercial firm have designed a drilling tool that will withstand the heat of geothermal drilling. The downhole hammer attaches to the end of a column of drill pipe and cuts through rock with a rapid hammering action similar […]
By Sue Holmes
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Posted in Energy / Environment / Water, Materials Science
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Also tagged downhole hammer, drilling, high operating temperature test facility
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