• Cost and duration estimation for deep enhanced geothermal system well 

      Maita Pozo, Juan Carlos (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)
      Geothermal energy is today recognized as a weather independent and stable energy source with significant potential. The high cost of drilling long-reach wells is a key bottleneck and a show stopper for the realization of ...
    • Development of procedure and analysis of hard rock drilling 

      Omdal, Kjetil (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)
      Over the last few years the petroleum industry have experienced a drastically increase in drilling costs. At the same time the oil prize has been highly unstable resulting in an increased focus on reducing drilling costs. ...
    • Techno-economic evaluation of hard rock drilling technologies - Establishing a baseline 

      Brøndbo, Caroline Suriani (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07)
      The industry is moving forward to drilling in harder and more abrasive formations. This challenging environment poses a challenge upon bit technologies and rate of penetration (ROP). The aim of this thesis is to gain a ...