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• TITLE: Maintenance Impact on Geothermal Drilling Operations. A Case Study Approach

  AUTHORS: Stanley M. Mburu, James M. Wakiru, Peter N. Muchiri, Liliane Pintelon

  KEYWORDS: Maintenance Cost, Geothermal, Non-Productive Time, Rig Availability, Drilling

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, Vol.11 No.2, February 23, 2021

  ABSTRACT: This paper develops a simulation-based model to derive critical maintenance parameters towards optimizing a deep drilling rig availability and maintenance costs. Full factorial analysis is performed to derive the effects and interactions of the derived parameters, based on which ones with a significant effect on the availability and maintenance cost are selected. The case study based model incorporates maintenance, spares and workforce strategies for a geothermal drilling rig. The results offer essential maintenance decision support to both the management and maintenance team of the company and have the potential of further offering insights that eventually reduce the cost of drilling.