Investigation of Old Exploration Boreholes in the Lublin Basin with Regard to Potential Rotary-Percussion Drilling of Shale Gas Wells

Tomasz Sliwa, Aneta Sapińska-Śliwa, Michał Korzec, Andrzej Gonet, Marek Jaszczur, Martyna Ciepielowska and Artur Gajdosz
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Tomasz Sliwa: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Aneta Sapińska-Śliwa: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Michał Korzec: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Andrzej Gonet: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Marek Jaszczur: Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Martyna Ciepielowska: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Artur Gajdosz: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: The rotary-percussion drilling method is a prospective way to decrease drilling costs. It is obvious, based on literature analyses and finished geothermal drilling, that the Lublin Basin can be perceived as the one where rotary-percussion drilling can be used to drill an overburden of shale rocks. The paper explained the geology of the Lublin Basin, its’ geological structures, and the possibility of the use of drilling with a down-the-hole hammer, which could significantly decrease the cost of the whole shale gas drilling investment. Data collected from the wells drilled in the Lublin Basin were compared and analyzed to determine the viability of rotary-percussion drilling. Provided analyses showed that using the rotary-percussion drilling method in the Lublin Basin had a greater possibility of application than in other Polish shale basins (Baltic and Podlasie).

Keywords: shale gas; rotary-percussion drilling; DTH hammer; rotary-percussion drilling method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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