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Drilling large diameter water wells in carbonate strata in the Lublin area
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Macuda, Jan; Macuda, Małgorzata
One of the most important sources of water for communal purposes in the Lublin area are the useful groundwater aquifers intaken with deep drilled wells. Such wells should be highly efficient and localized in a close vicinity of the local water supply network to lower the cost of transport. Large amounts of water can be produced by large diameter wells, where heavy duty pump aggregates can be installed. High rates of penetration cannot be obtained if the profile abounds in hardly drillable carbonate. This elongates the time of drilling and increases negative impact of mud on the near well zone of the aquifer. It also lowers hydraulic parameters of the well. To improve the efficiency of the wells, drillability tests with cogged bits were performed in carbonate rocks to optimize the mechanical parameters of drilling. Measurement sections, each 0.3 to 0.5 m long, were selected for the tests. Each section was drilled at constant rotational speed and weight of bit values. Prior to the drillability tests, the limits on the weight of bit and rotational speed of the bit were established, in line with the technological characteristic of rig Wirth B3A, strength of the string and of the cogged bit.
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Selection of effective chemical compounds for drilled wells
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Macuda, Jan; Klima, Kinga
Drilled wells during their operation are subject to so-called "aging" processes, which is visible in the decrease of their efficiency and increase in depression. The process, especially in case of quaternary and tertiary waters, is most affected by the chemical colmatation of the filter and filter-adjacent zone with chemical compounds precipitated from the flowing water. The literature analysis shows that ferrous sediments are the main mass of sediments clogging the quaternary and tertiary water intakes. They are usually in the form of soft reddish-colored sediments, and their essential element is $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ and $FeO$. Iron, siderite and quartz hydroxides were also found. The degree of colmatation in such wells can be significantly reduced by frequent renovations with chemical methods. The article presents results of laboratory tests on dissolution of sediments clogging withdrawal well filters with sodium dithionite $(Na_{2}S_{2}O_{4})$ and sodium pyrosulphite $(Na_{2}S_{2}O_{5})$. Representative samples were taken from selected quaternary water intakes in northern Poland.