Newsletter: Methods to mitigate well failure in high-temperature geothermal wells

Within the ongoing GEOTHERMICA project GeConnect, the aim is to take this concept a step closer to a realistic operation scenario. A full-scale prototype (figure, see below) of the flexible coupling will be tested at real working conditions as well as shut down in a controlled manner and quenching that can be performed as an emergency in operation. Together with the new flexible coupling, cement sheath integrity and the cement-metal boundary will be evaluated by simulating thermal cycling loads at moderate (<100 degrees C) to high temperatures (~300 degrees C).

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