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Microhole Test Data

Published by Sandia National Laboratories | Department of Energy | Catalog Last Checked: March 23, 2026 at 09:40 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 12, 2018 at 09:51 PM
Drilling results from the microhole project at the Sandia High Operating Temperature test facility. The project is seeking to help reduce the cost of exploration and monitoring of geothermal wells and formations by drilling smaller holes. The tests were part of a control algorithm development to optimize the weight-on-bit (WOB) used during drilling with a percussive hammer.

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