Use of geothermal heat for sugar refining in Imperial County: pilot plant implementation
The objective of the phase was to develop a successful geothermal resource and use it in conjunction with a geothermal process heat pilot plant to demonstrate the adequacy of a system which could provide technically sound, economical and environmentally acceptable process heat. During the second phase drilling of and exploratory production well was carried out. The well reached a total depth of about 10,000 feet. Static bottom hole temperatures as high as 393 degreees F were calculated. However, the well did not produce a free flow of more than 2 to 3 barrels of brine per hour. Attempts were made to stimulate the well by gas lift and circulation. These procedures were unsuccessful in promoting flow, and the well was shut in. At that point the DOE decided to terminate the project.
- Research Organization:
- Holly Sugar Corp., Colorado Springs, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-80SF10814
- OSTI ID:
- 5963217
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/SF/10814-T2; ON: DE85005698
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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