Cost Reduction Through Improved Geothermal Well Targeting

Abstract

A vast amount of research and technical development has been carried out in geothermal science in the past fifty years. The geothermal literature is now far too large for any one person to read in a single lifetime! Also much of it has been written as scientific papers rather than necessarily giving direct guidance on how to make best use of the techniques. Members of the WPRB have worked on many geothermal projects world-wide and have had much experience in how to derive practical benefit from the scientific techniques available. In this course the practical application of science to geothermal exploration and development, based on what we have found useful, is put forward in a simple format. At the same time sufficient theory is given to put the methods into context.