Geothermal Drilling
UK Government legislation is increasing the use of renewable energy on new developments. Types of renewable energy include solar, air source, and ground source. Ground source (Geothermal energy) can be harnessed via geothermal drilling techniques. Geothermal borehole systems are designedusing information collated from geothermal desk studies.
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August 2nd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Drilling geothermal wells to produse heat..Is it a realistic solution to our energy needs.?
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Solar is always clean and, therefore, good. Drilling doesn’t sound fantastic, but we’ll see how it turns out.
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November 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 am
Drilling geothermal wells to produse heat..Is it a realistic solution to our energy needs.?
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Drilling geothermal wells to produse heat..Is it a realistic solution to our energy needs.?
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March 11th, 2010 at 3:24 am
Interesting stuff here. Do you know if the US is heading in a similar direction? If they’re not, they should be.
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July 1st, 2010 at 11:56 am
I recently read that it might be possible to drill a hole down into the earth to a depth where the rock is naturally very hot, pump water into the drill hole and then power a turbine with the steam that is created to generate energy…
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July 23rd, 2010 at 7:59 am
This is a big bonus when compared to wind & solar. However, the ability to determine the location of a “good”/reliable geothermal source is still as much art as science.
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August 2nd, 2010 at 8:23 am
Already on edge about temblors, northern California locals are eying an expansive new geothermal project proposed by a company called AltaRock that’s going to be boring down more than two miles.
August 27th, 2010 at 8:18 am
I haven’t heard of any major or even minor geothermal plant disaster. More people will be looking at geothermal energy exploration because of this ongoing Gulf of Mexico disaster and the fact that EGS usage is even better than traditional methods
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September 2nd, 2010 at 8:38 am
Unfortunately, areas that are less tectonically active also have less accessible subterranean heat sources. California, for example, has more heat (because of its location near tectonic plate margins.
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September 10th, 2010 at 7:25 am
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September 11th, 2010 at 7:08 am
I haven’t heard of any major or even minor geothermal plant disaster. More people will be looking at geothermal energy exploration because of this ongoing Gulf of Mexico disaster and the fact that EGS usage is even better than traditional methods. Although nuclear energy has low carbon foot print, nuclear waste disposal continues to be a problem
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September 13th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Well, whatever the government decided to do.. ultimately it will be them… you know? I mean we as citizens really dont have a choice sometimes, so we just gotta do our best to adapt.
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September 23rd, 2010 at 11:05 am
This cooperation is intended to be a start-up, which will make it easier to finance projects in the field of renewable energy,” said Thomas Blunck, a member of Munich Re’s Board of Management,
September 30th, 2010 at 4:54 am
Solar is always clean and, therefore, good. Drilling doesn’t sound fantastic, but we’ll see how it turns out.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:54 am
well,US is heading in a similar direction? If they’re not, they should be.
October 16th, 2010 at 4:03 am
Drilling geothermal wells to produse heat..Is it a realistic solution to our energy needs.?
October 16th, 2010 at 4:04 am
Drilling geothermal wells to produse heat..Is it a realistic solution to our energy needs.?
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November 2nd, 2010 at 9:52 am
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November 7th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Geothermal energy holds promise if it can be utlized properly. Solar power is good but it’s not enough in a future without fossil fuels.
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November 19th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Solar is always clean
December 20th, 2010 at 6:55 am
First, I’m a free-market proponent, not a tree-hugger. Second: These wells can *start* at more than 2 miles under water and have already reached over 35,000 feet (nearly 7 miles) total depth.
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December 25th, 2010 at 9:23 am
More people will be looking at geothermal energy exploration because of this ongoing Gulf of Mexico disaster and the fact that EGS usage is even better than traditional methods. Although nuclear energy has low carbon foot print, nuclear waste disposal continues to be a problem.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:57 am
i want to submit a project on geothermal power plant but i did not know the diameter of a drilling pipe.
January 4th, 2011 at 6:29 am
This cooperation is intended to be a start-up, which will make it easier to finance projects in the field of renewable energy,” said Thomas Blunck, a member of Munich Re’s Board of Management,
February 1st, 2011 at 2:12 pm
This is actually the first time I am hearing of geothermal drilling. If it is a good technique to obtain energy without any repercussion to anyone then it might be a good idea.
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:09 am
I mean we as citizens really dont have a choice sometimes, so we just gotta do our best to adapt.
March 3rd, 2011 at 5:50 am
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March 27th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
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March 29th, 2011 at 8:31 am
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April 5th, 2011 at 11:11 am
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April 6th, 2011 at 3:17 am
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May 2nd, 2011 at 11:46 am
Companies like WaterFurnace are pioneering the use of these systems and you can see that investors are agreeing, the stock is one of the best performing stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange (WFI).
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May 3rd, 2011 at 5:51 am
Geothermal drilling is a usual drilling with some restricted rules and regulations. Such as equipment specification; location specification and a host of other rules and specifications.
May 6th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
The word geothermal comes from the Greek words geo (earth) and therme (heat). So, geothermal energy is heat from within the earth. We can use the steam and hot water produced inside the earth to heat buildings or generate electricity.
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May 7th, 2011 at 7:13 am
drilling technology is not good enough to drill thousands of kilometers to the earth’s core. Geothermal energy is extracted in places where there is hot magma close to the earth’s surface so the least drilling is needed.
May 12th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
today very high level techniques resource .We can use very hot any produced inside the earth
May 19th, 2011 at 5:27 am
I wonder what the world will be doing for energy in the future once we’ve exhausted some of our current sources.
-Jean
May 27th, 2011 at 9:43 am
I hear Canada has a lot of ’solid’ fuel reserves, Jean. That’s probably where all the attention will be in a few years.
June 1st, 2011 at 12:07 pm
i want to submit a project on geothermal power plant but i did not know the diameter of a drilling pipe
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June 11th, 2011 at 9:09 am
“There are two well designs. One is to the order of 2,800 metres and the other is to the order of 4,500 metres. There could be several other wells [dug at a later stage],” a source involved in the project told Emirates Business. “How many wells are to be drilled is something that is to be still decided,” he added declining to disclose the location of the wells.
June 14th, 2011 at 11:48 am
Geothermal energy comes from the heat within the earth. The word geothermal comes from the Greek words
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July 6th, 2011 at 4:14 am
The drill pipe is simply for making the hole in the ground. The casing is to keep the hole stable as it is drilled and the production tubing is used to let the hot water come up from underground.
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July 27th, 2011 at 5:01 am
i think bing is used to let the hot water come up from underground.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:05 am
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September 2nd, 2011 at 4:24 am
I recently read that it might be possible to drill a hole down into the earth to a depth where the rock is naturally very hot, pump water into the drill hole and then power a turbine with the steam that is created to generate energy.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:40 am
It seems that they the Swiss used a very disruptive method in an unconvenient location…unfortunately Potter’s technology does not seem to fix that potential issue, unless I am reading it incorrectly and this is a “gentler” drilling method?
September 8th, 2011 at 8:47 am
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September 8th, 2011 at 11:06 am
The Geothermal Gradient is (265 - 7.5) / 9,100 meters. or 0.0282 degrees C per meter . To get a temperature at the 4000 meter level you would multiply the gradient by 4000 and add the 7.5 degrees back in.
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September 12th, 2011 at 3:02 am
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September 23rd, 2011 at 4:03 am
I think there are advantages and disadvantages to it… I just took a geology course and it sounds like it is a good idea, for the most part. One downside is that it is non-renewable because when cool water is thrown on the hot lava-like rocks continually… this enables the steam to raise to the surface…
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October 1st, 2011 at 6:27 am
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October 4th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Working on renewable energy is better field for future because we have limited natural sources for energy.Geothermal drilling is one of that sources for renewable energy used to produce heat which can be used for the development works..But a new aspect attach with it is that how to conserve that energy and how it is controlled.
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October 4th, 2011 at 10:13 am
Geothermal drilling is a technique which is used to produce geothermal energy.Geothermal energy is one of the renewable energy.It stores in the earth.Solar energy and air source are also one of the renewable energy sources lets see which one is growing better than others..
October 6th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
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October 22nd, 2011 at 11:37 am
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November 5th, 2011 at 9:01 am
I had earlier commented,some 2 years back,that deep drilling for not only geothermal energy,but also for oil and gas can trigger earthquakes ,since the overburden pressures are released,and the equilibrium is affected,triggering earthquakes.
November 9th, 2011 at 9:55 am
Drilling geothermal wells to produse heat..Is it a realistic solution to our energy needs.?
November 15th, 2011 at 11:47 am
This is exciting stuff and I am proud of FEC for having the foresight and fortitude to pursue this new horizon. Geothermal is the only energy that burns no fossil fuel and produces no exhaust, and its nearly 100% efficient. You can’t beat it for efficiency, earth-friendly and safety. My next house will be heated by a geothermal heat pump.
November 17th, 2011 at 1:53 am
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December 10th, 2011 at 9:56 am
A few tube just can’t achieve this balance in any way that makes economic sense because the drill holes, which even in conventional geothermal are thousands of feet deep, are costly. So, lots of the tubes must be drilled, and it gets very expensive very quickly.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:03 am
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December 24th, 2011 at 5:11 am
geothermal renewable energy resource is very vital role play in the field of energy.this is the most popular renewable energy form.In this case we drill the earth and absorbe the temperature of earth and produced energy .
January 2nd, 2012 at 10:33 am
Don’t be silly dwduck…What we really have to worry about is the vibrations attracting the sand worms…Or, an electricity spill that might contaminate our aquifer with electrons….Is this project worth the chance….
February 1st, 2012 at 4:35 am
I want to submit a project on geothermal power plant but i did not know the diameter of a drilling pipe.
February 7th, 2012 at 4:53 am
I wonder if it can disrupt the ground water somehow though? I heard natural gas extraction can so was wondering about geothermal drilling’s effects too.
-Jean