USA, Colorado:

Drilling of Aspen Geothermal Test Well Ends (Aspen Times)

Drilling of a test well near Herron Park in Aspen to see if the potential exists for a geothermal-energy project is expected to have finished last weekend, according to the city of Aspen staffer who is overseeing the project.

Touted as an environmental initiative, the test well aims to find out if there is an underground water source with a temperature high enough to enable the city to develop a geothermal heating or electricity-producing system, another way for the community to reduce its carbon footprint.

Jeff Rice, utilities efficiency manager for the city, said the drilling reached a 1,400-foot depth Wednesday. The city wants to get to 1,500 feet by Friday, the maximum allowable level for the project.

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