Deep Earth Sampling System

Information

• NSF Award
• 9022289

Owner

• MAURER ENGINEERING, INC

• Award Id

  9022289

• Award Effective Date

  6/1/1991 - 35 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  2/28/1995 - 31 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 224,107.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The feasibility of coring deep research wells 12 to 15km. (40,000 to 50,000 ft.) using coiled-tubing drill rigs and slim hole coring tool is being investigated. A Phase I technical review and analysis was performed of critical components of a coiled-tubing coring system to determine if it is feasible to adapt existing coiled-tubing rigs to deep coring applications. The review showed that a 15km (50,000) sampling system could by developed within five years and a shallower system for coring, to 6km (20,000 ft.), could be developed today by retrofitting existing coiled tubing rigs. In Phase II, the construction of a high-strength tubing string will be investigated. Downhole components required for both the deep and a shallower coiled-tubing sampling system will be tested in the laboratory and in shallow field sites down to 0.6 km (2000 ft). The shallower system has immediate application in mining and petroleum exploration, shallow scientific sampling, and horizontal drilling.

• Program Officer

  Ritchie B. Coryell

• Min Amd Letter Date

  5/15/1991 - 35 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  11/22/1994 - 31 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Maurer Engineering Inc

• City

  Houston

• State

  TX

• Country

  United States

• Address

  2916 West T.C. Jester

• Postal Code

  770187006

• Phone Number

  7136838227

• First Name

  William

• Last Name

  Maurer

• Start Date

  6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99

• Name

  Geological Sciences

• Code

  42