Update on Geothermal Development in Thailand
- Key words
- Thailand, Fang, San Kampaeng, Pai, multipurpose
- Location
- Thailand
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 1995
- Session
- Section 1 - Rapporteurs' General Reports and Country Updates
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 1-ramingwong
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Abstract
Geothermal exploration in Thailand with foreign has been mainly focused in two areas, Fang and San Kampaeng, Chiang Mai Province. Since 1990, Fang has been the only geothermal field that has been fully developed for multipurpose utilization. This includes generating electricity, drying and cooling processes, and tourism purposes. Subsequently, deep exploration has been conducted in Fang for commercial scale utilization. The results of vertical drilling were unsucessful and indicate that deviated dnlling techniques must be used in such a limited area and geological setting. Development in San Kampaeng has been postponed two deep wells were drilled in 1989. Recently, a new geothermal area, located in Pai district, Mae Hong Son Province, is being investigated to develop a shallow reservoir in similar manner to the Fang multipurpose project.
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