GEOTHERMAL

Micro turbine drilling set to improve the efficiency of geothermal systems

Newly developed drill bit could improve geothermal well efficiency

 The micro drilling turbine with a diamond drill bit is only 100mm long and has a diameter of 36mm. When drilling, it rotates at up to 80,000 revolutions per minute

The micro drilling turbine with a diamond drill bit is only 100mm long and has a diameter of 36mm. When drilling, it rotates at up to 80,000 revolutions per minute

Geothermal wells, which reach several thousand metres deep, entail both significant costs and risks at the same time. The risk of being wrong and finding nothing (the exploration risk) is about 30 per...

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