NEW FORGE WELL AIMS TO PROVE COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS

摘要

The Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), recently commenced the drilling of its first highly deviated deep well. Highly deviated wells are frequently drilled for oil and gas production but not by the geothermal industry. The Utah FORGE team will be the first to tackle this challenge while drilling in hot, hard crystalline granite.