GEOTHERMAL

Utah forge drills first of two deep wells

The Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) has announced that the drilling of its first highly-deviated deep well has commenced.

 FORGE has begun the drilling of its first highly-deviated 11,000ft deep well for geothermal testing and development

FORGE has begun the drilling of its first highly-deviated 11,000ft deep well for geothermal testing and development

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...

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