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Stability Analysis for the Pohang Deep Geothermal Borehole  

Lee, Min-Jung (Dept. of Geology and Earth Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University)
Chang, Chan-Dong (Dept. of Geology and Earth Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Jun-Bok (Dept. of Geology and Earth Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Tae-Jong (Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Hwang, Se-Ho (Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.11, no.3, 2008 , pp. 204-213 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the analysis about the stability of the Pohang deep geothermal borehole drilled in 2006. Severe wellhole instability problems such as collapse and tight hole occurred in weak rocks while drilling. Optimal mud pressure (mud window) required to prevent instability problems during drilling is obtained from analysis on in-situ stress and rock strength. The window is bounded by vertical stress in its upper limit and by either collapse pressure or pore pressure in its lower limit. Mud window varies with different types of rocks. In the top-most semi-consolidated mudstone formation, no mud window can secure borehole stability. In some weak rock types (basic dyke and crystal tuff), the borehole pressure needs to be higher by $50{\sim}60%$ than hydrostatic pressure. That means a mud density of 1.5 g/$cm^3$ or higher should be applied during drilling in order to prevent excessive collapse around the borehole.
Keywords
in-situ stress; rock strength; wellhole stability; mud window;
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