Ozark IC selected by DOE for a $1.1M SBIR Phase II award to Develop High-Temperature Communication Electronics for Directional Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dr. Ian Getreu, Director, Business Development Phone: +1 (503) 888-2372 Email: Getreu@OzarkIC.com The $1.1M 2-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Department of Energy Phase II award will enhance Ozark IC’s high-temperature platform family while targeting directional drilling in geothermal wells FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS July 2020 – The objective of this project is a communication drill pipe system that supports directional drilling in high temperature geothermal wells by providing computational power at the drill head and linking it to a control base at the surface. There is as much as 200,000 exojoules in untapped, carbon-free energy available from geothermal resources, which is 2,000 times the annual consumption of primary energy consumed in the U.S.[1] Accessing these geothermal […]



