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    Volume 51 Issue 8
    Aug.  2026
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    Zhu Zhitong, Zuo Zexu, Wu Chuan, Liang Jian, Liu Tianle, Shao Yutao, 2026. Development and Testing of a Mechanical While-Drilling Temperature-Measurement Device for Ultra-Deep Wells. Earth Science, 51(8): 2967-2976. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.245
    Citation: Zhu Zhitong, Zuo Zexu, Wu Chuan, Liang Jian, Liu Tianle, Shao Yutao, 2026. Development and Testing of a Mechanical While-Drilling Temperature-Measurement Device for Ultra-Deep Wells. Earth Science, 51(8): 2967-2976. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.245

    Development and Testing of a Mechanical While-Drilling Temperature-Measurement Device for Ultra-Deep Wells

    doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.245
    • Received Date: 2026-05-13
    • Publish Date: 2026-08-25
    • To address the failure of electronic temperature-measurement devices caused by extreme downhole temperatures in ultra-deep (10, 000-m-class) drilling, this study developed a mechanical temperature-measurement device for while-drilling applications based on an irreversible thermo-chromic (heat-sensitive color-development) principle. Integrated into the inner-tube assembly of a wireline coring drill, the device uses a color-developing coating composed of materials with specified melting points to record the maximum downhole temperature reached. After retrieval of the inner-tube assembly to the surface using an overshot, the temperature record can be read. Experimental results show that the device measures temperatures from 37 to 260 ℃, with measurement errors below 5% in the 110–260 ℃ range. The resolution is 3 ℃ from 37 to 65 ℃ and 6 ℃ from 65 to 260 ℃. In addition, the device requires about 30 minutes to reach thermal equilibrium for stable measurement, and a 72-hour constant-temperature test verified its excellent stability. Because it contains no electronic components, the mechanical device avoids the high-temperature limitations of ultra-deep wells and provides an effective method for while-drilling bottom-hole temperature measurement in drilling projects exceeding 10, 000 meters.

       

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