Geothermal heating project in Denmark successfully drills third well
Drilling rig on site for Thisted-5 well in Denmark (source: WellPerform)
Alexander Richter
18 Oct 2017
Drilling of the third well for the Thisted Varmeforsyning geothermal heating plant has been successfully completed. The well will be used as additional re-injection well.
As reported by the drilling contractor, drilling of the third well for a geothermal heating project in Denmark has successfully been completed this month
The Thisted-5 geothermal well has just been successfully drilled and completed to a depth of 1,170 metres. Throughout the project, WellPerform had the leading role as project manager overseeing the engineering work and onsite supervision. Thisted-5 is the first well to be drilled and completed in Denmark after the release of the geothermal licenses by DONG in 2010. The organisation was set up with Thisted Varmeforsyning as sole operator and with WellPerform and Pro-Invest as Technical Advisors.
The well was drilled without problems through the Fjerritslev formation into the Gassum formation, in which the injection is going to take place. The top of the reservoir section (Gassum A1 and A2 sandstone formations) was reached at 1,121 metres and consists of 33 metres of interbedded sand, silt and shale with two prominent coal layers. The reservoir has been completed with pre-packed screens run on a liner hanger, which will be tied back to surface with composite casing.
Thisted Geothermal Plant has an existing doublet (producer and injector pair) that has delivered heat for the district heating since 1984. Thisted-5 will be used as an additional injector well, which will allow for increased water production from the producer.
Source: WellPerform
