Demonstration of thermal borehole enlargement to facilitate controlled reservoir engineering for deep geothermal, oil or gas systems

MA Kant, E Rossi, J Duss, F Amann, MO Saar… - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The creation of deep reservoirs for geothermal energy or oil and gas extraction is impeded
by insufficient stimulation. Direction and extension of the created fractures are complex to …

[PDF][PDF] Experiments on rock-bit interaction during a combined thermo-mechanical drilling method

E Rossi, M Kant, O Borkeloh… - 43rd Workshop on …, 2019 - research-collection.ethz.ch
The development of deep geothermal systems to boost global electricity production relies on
finding cost-effective solutions to enhance the drilling performance in hard rock formations …