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U.S. Request for information on geothermal drillers

U.S. Request for information on geothermal drillers Screenshot from the US DOE Website
Francisco Rojas 1 Apr 2015

The projects funded by the Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) are now halfway through Phase 1, when teams complete initial data collection and begin to assemble common risk segment maps.

In a recent US DOE press release and following a funding opportunity announcement in 2014, 11 play fairway analysis projects were selected to analyze and integrate subsurface data in known geothermal resource areas to plot the most favorable regions for geothermal exploration. The projects funded by the Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) are now halfway through Phase 1, when teams complete initial data collection and begin to assemble common risk segment maps.

GTO is now exploring a range of options to support Phase 2 efforts, including the possibility of hiring a contractor to drill exploratory wells in FY16.

GTO has released a Request for Information (RFI) in March 2015 to do initial market research and identify potential candidates to provide these services. The RFI closes on 4/20/2015, and interested parties should follow the link below for instructions on how to respond:

Click here to access the offical request for information

Click here for a white paper presented by Eric Hass, hydrothermal program manager, at the Stanford Geothermal Workshop in January 2015

Source: US DOE