Environmental Assessment of the Hawaii Geothermal Project Well Flow Test Program

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/882438· OSTI ID:882438

The Hawaii Geothermal Project, a coordinated research effort of the University of Hawaii, funded by the County and State of Hawaii, and ERDA, was initiated in 1973 in an effort to identify, generate, and use geothermal energy on the Big Island of Hawaii. A number of stages are involved in developing geothermal power resources: exploration, test drilling, production testing, field development, power plant and powerline construction, and full-scale production. Phase I of the Project, which began in the summer of 1973, involved conducting exploratory surveys, developing analytical models for interpretation of geophysical results, conducting studies on energy recovery from hot brine, and examining the legal and economic implications of developing geothermal resources in the state. Phase II of the Project, initiated in the summer of 1975, centers on drilling an exploratory research well on the Island of Hawaii, but also continues operational support for the geophysical, engineering, and socioeconomic activities delineated above. The project to date is between the test drilling and production testing phase. The purpose of this assessment is to describe the activities and potential impacts associated with extensive well flow testing to be completed during Phase II.

• Research Organization: United States Energy Research and Development Administration
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 882438
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CONSTRUCTION
DRILLING
ECONOMICS
ENERGY RECOVERY
EXPLORATION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Geothermal Legacy
HAWAII
POWER PLANTS
PRODUCTION
TESTING