Exploration Strategy Using Deep Slimhole Drilling
Exploration Strategy Using Deep Slimhole Drilling
Exploration Strategy Using Deep Slimhole Drilling
REINTRODUCE
CORE/ DEEP SLIM
HOLE DRILLING
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EXPLORATION DRILLING STRATEGY
Some consideration to develop drilling
strategy.
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Thorhallsson and Gunnsteinsson, 2012
RESOURCE CONCEPTUAL MODEL
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(JACOBS, 2018,
ELC, Star Energy, 2012
Geodipa, Internal documents,
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2020)
GEOTHERMAL PROJECT RISK
Upstream Resource Development Downstream Plant Construction/Operations
High
100%
Cumulative Costs
Risk Level
Moderate 50%
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Risk
Low
I II III IV V Modified
Stage
Surface Exploration Drilling Production Drilling SAGS + Power Plant Operation + World Bank Group,
Reconnaissance ($20-30 mil) Maintenance
($1-2 mil)
̴
( $20-30 mil) ̴
( $20-200 mil) ESMAP: 2012.
Purba et al, 2018
Year 1-2 Year 2-3 Year 4-6 Year 6-8 Year 8+ Time
EXPLORATION DRILLING
SUCCESS RATIO
Only 30% the drilling
success ratio of
Exploration wells!!!
GEOTHERMEX, 2010
GEOTHERMAL WELL TYPE
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Which one is the best
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option for exploration
project phase?!
No scale
Conductive
clay cap
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Top of reservoir
Deep reservoir
(Modified from
JACOBS, 2017)
• Deep Slimholes (DSH) and Standard/ Big hole test deep reservoir
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• Temperature Gradient Holes (TGH) seek temperature confirmation in the clay cap zone
SLIM HOLE VS STANDARD
HOLE (OPERATION) (JACOBS, 2017)
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SLIM HOLE VS STANDARD HOLE
(WELL PAD)
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(JACOBS, 2017)
SLIM HOLE VS
STANDARD HOLE (COST)
• TG wells are inexpensive, around
10-20% of the cost of a slim well
• Slim wells are inexpensive
commonly 25 – 30%-of the cost
commercial wells
• information
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expensive, ranging from a
minimum $4M to in excess of
$7.5M
• The most expensive commercial
grade wells may exceed $10M to
drill and complete
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(GRG, 2018)
DEEP SLIM HOLE DRILLING
PROJECT TIMELINE
Full core drilling
makes longer
drilling time
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(JACOBS, 2017)
DETAIL SUBSURFACE DATA FROM
SLIMHOLES 1. Reservoir Geology
Full core and cuttings
2. Deep reservoir
chemistry
3. Deep reservoir
permeability
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4. Deep reservoir
temperature and
pressure
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(JACOBS, 2017)
DETAIL GEOLOGICAL
INFORMATION
Run at shallow depth
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(JACOBS, 2017)
CORE DATA EVALUATION
Geologists lets Talk!!
Hydrothermal Reservoir
alteration fractures
mineralization analysis
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Rock type, hydrothermal alteration mineral, veining zone filling mineral, related with fracture and
permeability
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CORE DATA EVALUATION
Rock names should describe both the chemical composition and the deposit type
Chemical composition: andesite, obsidian, shale, limestone, etc. Test?!
Deposit type: tuff, lava, breccia, etc. Test?!
Describe the texture ; limit yourself to these terminologies :
IGNEOUS ROCK
• Pyroclastic If it is a mixture of Pumice, Phenocrysts, Rock Fragments, etc
• Glassy If Pumiceous or massive streaky glass.
• Aphanitic If crystals are too small; identifiable only with a microscope
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• Porphyritic If a mixture of large and very small crystals (large phenocrysts in an
aphanitic matrix).
METAMORPHIC
• Gneissose If it is banded rock
• Schistose If easily cleaved
• Slaty If easily splits
SEDIMENTARY
• Clastic Consisting of broken fragments
• Organic Shell fragments, etc
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• Crystalline eg. Limestone, chert, etc
CORE DATA EVALUATION
• Describe the dominant color:
First the shade: light or dark ?
Then the color itself: gray or green or etc, ?
If distinguishable, give the color of the matrix and the large crystals.
• Describe the hardness or firmness of the rock:
Is it friable (using a dentist’s pick) ? Hard ? Does it swell and soften in water? Is it
flaky?
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• What is the degree of alteration? Limit yourself to intense, moderate, slight or fresh
(no alteration).
• What is the type of hydrothermal alteration? Argillitization ?, propylitization ?,
silicification ?, sericitization ? etc.
• Determine the % mineral of total assemblage (the important minerals listed in the
wellsite description form). Note the density of each within the microscope field of view
and compare with the % chart at the back page of the form.
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SUMMARY
DEEP SLIMHOLE APPLICATION
1. Exploration
Reservoir discovery
2. Delineation
Proving size of reservoir
3. Field monitoring, Use after
exploration
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• Marginal fluids entering system
• Effects on environmentally
sensitive geothermal features
4. Condensate Injection Slimholes being used in conjunction with
In 5-20 MW projects conventional wells to accelerate resource
delineation (Indonesia, 1990’s)
5. Production / Injection
In small remote projects (JACOBS, 2017
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Geodipa, Internal documents,
2020)
DEEP SLIMHOLE SUCCESS
STORIES
1994 - 1998
1996 - 1998
1996
Montelago, Philippine
Ijen, Indonesia
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Internal documents, 2020)
SUMMARY
WHY DEEP SLIMHOLE?
(JACOBS, 2017
Medco Ijen, 2017, Geodipa, Internal
documents, 2020)
• Lower drilling cost. Reduced financial risk in geothermal
exploration drilling
• Slim wells avoid infrastructure cost of building harbours, big
roads and large well pads
• Smaller environmental footprint will result the ease of
exploration and drilling permit
• Technically, same information is retrieved from slim wells as a
standard size well
• Some recent exploration drilling using standard big hole in
Indonesia are proven to be ineffective. The plan vs actual
result MWe is not meet
• Meanwhile based on historical data of DSH. This exploration
strategy is confirmed to be key successful factor for several
exploration field in Indonesia. Sarulla, Darajat, Wayang
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Sarulla 1994 – 1998
Depth 500m
QUIZ
CORE PETROGRAPHIC
ANALYSIS
Depth 1200m