Discussion about the Drilling Budget of the Scientific Drilling Project
Zhang Heng-chun · Geology and Exploration · 2012
With the Sino Deep Earth Probe Program (SDEPP) gradually becoming clear,the specific implementation of the large-scale scientific drilling project is just around the corner.As this scientific drilling project requires a large amount of physical work to do,how to make a reasonable budget has been a problem.Different requirements between the scientific drilling and normal drilling industry lead to deviation from the existing budget to take charge of fixed standards.In practice,how to make a reasonable drilling budget for a scientific drilling project has become a key factor to determine whether the program can be successfully implemented.Specific measures should be proposed,or the drilling budget will continue to face more and more questions and even doubts,when providing the similar research project reports to the national authorities.In this study,through in-depth analysis to the existing scientific drilling and normal drilling technology differences and their impact on drilling costs,extensive market investigations and analysis on the industry standard budget,we propose some recommendations about preparation of the budget for scientific drilling projects for the reference in this community.