Professor Salehi and Team Developing New Methods and Smart Wellbore Materials for Geothermal Drilling (IMAGE)

University of Oklahoma

Professor Salehi and Team Developing New Methods and Smart Wellbore Materials for Geothermal Drilling

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Salehi and team are developing new smart lost circulation materials that expand within the fractures to reduce non-drilling time and strengthen the wellbore in high-temperature drilling operations.

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University of Oklahoma

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