Montserrat project to start long-term well testing
Ron Beardsley, Government of Montserrat's Director of Infrastructure signalling the start of the drilling programme (source: Montserrat Government)
Alexander Richter
26 Oct 2013
The geothermal project on Caribbean UK territory of Montserrat, plans to start long-time testing of the second well drilled for the project by Iceland Drilling. The project plans a 5 MW project for the island.
Local news from UK territory Montserrat in the Caribbean report, that the local geothermal project plans to soon start long-term testing at one of the two wells drilled for the geothermal project.
Ron Beardsley, Director of Public Works of Montserrat says that the testing “will take about three weeks, and follows the completion of Iceland Drilling Company’s work on the island.”
“Well MON-01 is currently flowing and long term testing which will take approximately three weeks is about to commence,” he said. “Although IDC have left site we have an experienced drilling engineer from Capuano Engineering, who project managed the drilling phase on behalf of government, who remain in full time attendance.”
The second well, MON-02, is shut in and currently warming up after the drilling phase, Beardsley said.
Once testing of both wells is complete, both will be shut in as Montserrat moves “into the next phase of development,” he said.
The island’s ultimate goal is to fuel a five-megawatt power plant using geothermal energy.”
Source: Caribbean Journal
