{"id":2925,"date":"2024-12-11T08:50:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brazil.vallourec.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2925"},"modified":"2025-01-06T09:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T09:19:48","slug":"advancing-the-future-of-geothermal-energy-vallourecs-approach-to-applications-up-to-500c","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/brazil.vallourec.com\/en\/news\/advancing-the-future-of-geothermal-energy-vallourecs-approach-to-applications-up-to-500c\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing the Future of Geothermal Energy: Vallourec\u2019s Approach to Applications Up to 500\u00b0C\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2925\" class=\"elementor elementor-2925\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7e0f1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7e0f1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8b3957\" data-id=\"d8b3957\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7358ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Geothermal energy is a key pillar of the energy transition, offering clean and sustainable power generation. High-temperature geothermal projects are particularly promising as they can deliver substantially greater energy output per well, contributing to the reduction of the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). However, operating in these extreme environments presents significant challenges, requiring materials and technologies to be rigorously validated for such conditions to ensure long term well integrity. Vallourec is proud to lead advancements in this field, pushing the boundaries of what is possible for geothermal well operations.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>On December 3rd, Vallourec presented its technical paper, A New Approach for Material Characterization to Predict Casing Behavior for High-Temperature Geothermal Applications, at the SPE Thermal Well Integrity and Production Symposium for applications up to 500\u00b0C (932\u00b0F). This paper, authored by Emmanuel Desdoit, Pierre Mauger and Julien Patou, highlights the pioneering research supporting geothermal applications up to 500\u00b0C (932\u00b0F). Below are the key tests conducted and insights gained from this groundbreaking study.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b012c03\" data-id=\"b012c03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3480e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3480e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1468\" height=\"1529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/vallourec-geothermie-casing-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2931\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/vallourec-geothermie-casing-1.jpg 1468w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/vallourec-geothermie-casing-1-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/vallourec-geothermie-casing-1-983x1024.jpg 983w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/vallourec-geothermie-casing-1-768x800.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1468px) 100vw, 1468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7554f9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7554f9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18251b\" data-id=\"a18251b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c850723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c850723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bb2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-title\" data-id=\"e5bb2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n      <div class=\"block mb-[3rem] md:mb-none md:flex relative\">\n      <h2 class=\"w-fit title-h2 pb-2 md:pb-0 \">Pioneering Research for High-Temperature Geothermal <\/h2>\n      <div class=\"title-divider ml-0 mr-0 md:ml-3 self-center\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"title-anchor -bottom-[2rem] md:bottom-[50%] right-0 \" id=\"\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a754dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a754dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The technical paper focuses on evaluations of L80 materials at elevated temperatures, up to 500\u00b0C (932\u00b0F), offering groundbreaking insights into material behavior under extreme conditions. These findings build on Vallourec&#8217;s existing technologies validated for temperatures up to 350\u00b0C (662\u00b0F) and represent a significant step toward enabling operations at even higher temperatures.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p>Using advanced testing and simulation techniques, Vallourec has characterized the behavior of carbon steel grades such as L80 in these extreme conditions. Key aspects of the research include:<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tensile and Cyclic Tests<\/strong>: Conducted at temperatures ranging from ambient to 500\u00b0C (932\u00b0F), these tests monitor the evolution of mechanical properties and quantify creep-induced stress relaxation under cyclic loading.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elasto-Viscoplastic Material Law<\/strong>: Derived from experimental data, this law enhances the simulation of threaded connections under extreme thermo-mechanical cycles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simulation Results<\/strong>: Implemented in ABAQUS\u00ae software, the improved models predict connection behaviors more accurately, uncovering new structural and functional failure modes consistent with field feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bcb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17bcb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385e651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-title\" data-id=\"385e651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n      <div class=\"block mb-[3rem] md:mb-none md:flex relative\">\n      <h2 class=\"w-fit title-h2 pb-2 md:pb-0 \">Key Findings: Insights into High-Temperature Performance<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"title-divider ml-0 mr-0 md:ml-3 self-center\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"title-anchor -bottom-[2rem] md:bottom-[50%] right-0 \" id=\"\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582a2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582a2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The research highlights several crucial discoveries regarding the behavior of L80 steel in geothermal environments:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049df6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"049df6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dda93e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dda93e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c476b3\" data-id=\"2c476b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bbb4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44bbb4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Material Degradation at High Temperatures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br \/>L80 steel demonstrates a marked decrease in yield and tensile strength as temperatures rise, especially beyond 350\u00b0C (662\u00b0F). Cyclic loading tests also revealed stress relaxation and softening effects, with creep becoming more pronounced above this threshold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4d530\" data-id=\"eb4d530\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fef3d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fef3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/creep-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/creep-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/creep-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/creep-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/creep.png 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8134ba5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8134ba5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a02312\" data-id=\"5a02312\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a7746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8a7746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c361745 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c361745\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aea237d\" data-id=\"aea237d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6398d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6398d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Enhanced Connection Simulations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br \/>The enhanced material model reliably replicates L80 steel&#8217;s behavior under laboratory conditions. Connection simulations using this model reveal new structural and functional failure modes, aligning closely with field feedback from geothermal applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37a0dbf\" data-id=\"37a0dbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5bf37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed5bf37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/simulation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/simulation.png 867w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/simulation-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/simulation-768x538.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b6ad05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b6ad05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9e2eef\" data-id=\"e9e2eef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04188b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"04188b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4d7b37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4d7b37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3673e3\" data-id=\"f3673e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e736b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e736b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Practical Implications for Development<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>These advanced models enable more accurate predictions of connection performance, supporting faster product validation through interpolated FEA (Finite Element Analysis) between tested sizes. They also provide valuable insights for R&amp;D on higher-temperature applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f251913\" data-id=\"f251913\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e112211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e112211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/connection-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/connection-1.png 608w, https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/connection-1-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd9e653 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd9e653\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb76d44\" data-id=\"bb76d44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fc3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5fc3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008f84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"008f84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These findings are instrumental in advancing the development of materials and connections capable of meeting the rigorous demands of higher-temperature geothermal wells.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31c860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e31c860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0943c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-title\" data-id=\"d0943c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n      <div class=\"block mb-[3rem] md:mb-none md:flex relative\">\n      <h2 class=\"w-fit title-h2 pb-2 md:pb-0 \">Looking Ahead <\/h2>\n      <div class=\"title-divider ml-0 mr-0 md:ml-3 self-center\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"title-anchor -bottom-[2rem] md:bottom-[50%] right-0 \" id=\"\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae860d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae860d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building on these promising results, Vallourec is expanding its research to validate VAM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> 21 product lines for use in higher temperature environments and to explore the behavior of other steel grades. This work reinforces Vallourec\u2019s commitment to delivering innovative solutions that accelerate geothermal development and support the energy transition.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>For a deeper understanding of these advancements, contact a Vallourec representative for a copy of the technical paper. 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