| Title | Design of a Diesel Exhaust Gas Purification System for Inert Gas Drilling |
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| Authors | Caskey, Billy C. |
| Year | 1982 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Drilling; New Mexico; Drill Pipe; Economics; Corrosion; Compressors; Drilling Fluids; Design Parameters; Cost Figures |
| Abstract | To combat the serious oxygen corrosion of drill pipe when a low density drilling fluid (air or mist) is used in geothermal drilling, a system has been designed that produces an inert gas (essentially nitrogen) to be substituted for air. The system fits on three flatbed trailers, is roadable and produces 2000 scfm of gas. The projected cost for gas is slightly less than $2.00 per thousand standard cubic feet. Detailed designed information is available in a Sandia report written by Foster-Miller Associates, Inc. |