Alterra Power Corp has completed a deep drilling program at its Icelandic subsidiary HS Orka’s Reykjanes geothermal field.
The company said hole IDDP2 was completed at a record depth of 4650 metres, with Initial well readings indicating “supercritical conditions” at the base of the well.
Alterra said: “Based on these early readings, if the well is able to be utilised for electric production, it may produce as much as 30-50MW of output, which would be directed to HS Orka’s Reykjanes plant.”
It added that the final production potential of the well will not be known until late 2018 after further tests and research.
HS Orka led the drilling programme in collaboration with Statoil, two other Icelandic power companies and the Icelandic National Energy Authority.
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Alterra completes Icelandic drill
Initial readings indicate potential for 30-50MW geothermal output
By EBS