Tuesday, April 10, 2012

USA, Oregon:

Newberry Geothermal Testing Due Soon (KTVZ - Bend, Oregon)

(VIDEO) Newberry Crater south of Bend soon could become a bit more active, now that the BLM has approved a closely watched geothermal test project.

"There is potential of small seismic events," said BLM spokeswoman Lisa Clark said Monday. "We feel that people in the area might feel a little rumbling, but it will probably feel like a piece of heavy equipment driving by."

Davenport-Newberry Holdings and AltaRock plan to test a new technology, Engineered Geothermal Systems.

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