Atlas Copco Secoroc Moves Ahead on Energy Department R&D Project
The United States Department of Energy recently approved Atlas Copco Secorac’s plan for a second phase of a three-year research and development project.
Atlas Copco in 2012 received a $3.4 million Energy Department grant to work with Sandia National Laboratories on a down-the-hole hammer design for deep geothermal wells. The goal is to develop a DTH hammer that can withstand the extreme heat of these deep wells, while remaining affordable and productive. The grant depended on a mid-project review, which allowed Atlas Copco and Sandia the chance to show results of Phase 1 to an industry and government panel. That panel’s approval released the balance of the project’s funding for Phase 2.