IDDP-2 – New Multisensor Core Logger (MSCL) on Core from Supercritical Conditions

Abstract

Drilling of RN-15/IDDP-2 in the Reykjanes geothermal field in southwest Iceland, was carried out in 2016 and 2017. With a total measured depth of 4650 m the well RN-15/IDDP-2 marks the deepest well drilled in Iceland to date. In total, 13 core runs were conducted during drilling of phase 4 and 5, whereas during phase 5 3 core runs retrieved about 22 m of continues core. The core has been scanned using the multisensor core logger (MSCL) provided from the International Continental Scientific Drilling program and reveal new insights into the sheeted dike complex that occur within supercritical conditions at a depth of about 4400 m within the Reykjanes geothermal field The Horizon 2020 project Deployment of deep enhanced geothermal systems for sustainable energy business (DEEPEGS) aims at demonstrating the feasibility of deep enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) as a competitive energy alternative for commercial use.