Geothermal exploration drilling in Krýsuvík, Iceland moves to second phase
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Two more wells will be drilled as part of an exploration campaign by HS Orka in Krýsuvík, Iceland, parallel with the testing of the first drilled well.
With the granting of approval from the Hafnarfjörður Municipality, the geothermal exploration drilling campaign Krýsuvík, Iceland will now proceed to the drilling of two more wells. Construction of a new drilling pad has started, and drilling is scheduled to take place over the coming summer and fall.
Led by HS Orka, the exploration drilling campaign in Krýsuvík aims to study the potential for utilizing the geothermal resource in the Krýsuvík area for hot water production for Hafnarfjörður and the capital region and for electricity production into the national grid. A geothermal power plant in Sveifluháls was part of a list of planned new geothermal power projects in Iceland announced back in 2016.
A geothermal plant in the area would be an economically important energy infrastructure and a way to increase the security of energy supply in the most densely populated area of ??the country.
Drilling of the first exploration well, KR-10, in Sveifluháls had already been completed back in 2025. Well KR-10 was drilled to a TVD of 2200 meters with a MD of 2600 meters. Iceland Drilling, which drilled the first well, will also be drilling the next two wells in Krýsuvík.
In parallel with the construction of the new drilling site, performance testing of KR-10 will also start next week. This will be done to determine how much water and steam the well can discharge, and at which pressure. Chemical samples will also be taken to understand the chemistry of the geothermal fluid. The discharge test is expected to last about eight weeks.
Source: HS Orka
