GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis
Pre-Drill drilling prognosis for the GLADE Project wells, GLADE East and GLADE West, in the DJ Basin Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environments. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office and executed by Oxy, the project focused on drilling two deep wells, GLADE West and GLADE East, through the sedimentary section and into Precambrian granitic basement. This document summarizes the extensive pre-drill planning information and analysis conducted to safely and efficiently execute the project.
Please note that the included statement regarding information exempt from public disclosure applies to information which has already been redacted from the documents as made available on the GDR.
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TY - DATA
AB - Pre-Drill drilling prognosis for the GLADE Project wells, GLADE East and GLADE West, in the DJ Basin Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environments. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office and executed by Oxy, the project focused on drilling two deep wells, GLADE West and GLADE East, through the sedimentary section and into Precambrian granitic basement. This document summarizes the extensive pre-drill planning information and analysis conducted to safely and efficiently execute the project.
Please note that the included statement regarding information exempt from public disclosure applies to information which has already been redacted from the documents as made available on the GDR.
AU - Rhodes, Ryan
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Drilling Prognosis
KW - GLADE
KW - DJ Basin
KW - Colorado
KW - well plans
KW - well construction
LA - English
DA - 2026/08/28
PY - 2026
PB - OXY USA Inc.
T1 - GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8777
ER -
Rhodes, Ryan. GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis. OXY USA Inc., 28 August, 2026, GDR. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1860.
Rhodes, R. (2026). GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis. [Data set]. GDR. OXY USA Inc.. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1860
Rhodes, Ryan. GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis. OXY USA Inc., August, 28, 2026. Distributed by GDR. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1860
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title = {GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis},
author = {Rhodes, Ryan},
abstractNote = {Pre-Drill drilling prognosis for the GLADE Project wells, GLADE East and GLADE West, in the DJ Basin Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environments. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office and executed by Oxy, the project focused on drilling two deep wells, GLADE West and GLADE East, through the sedimentary section and into Precambrian granitic basement. This document summarizes the extensive pre-drill planning information and analysis conducted to safely and efficiently execute the project.
Please note that the included statement regarding information exempt from public disclosure applies to information which has already been redacted from the documents as made available on the GDR.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1860},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {GDR, OXY USA Inc., https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1860},
note = {Accessed: 2026-09-22}
}
Details
Data from Aug 28, 2026
Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Submitted Aug 28, 2026
Organization
OXY USA Inc.
Contact
Breck Johnson
Authors
Original Source
https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1860Research Areas
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Drilling Prognosis, GLADE, DJ Basin, Colorado, well plans, well constructionDOE Project Details
Project Name Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE)
Project Lead Mike Weathers
Project Number EE0010444
