The well drilled in Gelting/ Geretsried, is at a depth of 6,034 meters (19,800 feet), the deepest in Europe. The project plans to provide 5,000 households in the area with power. But instead of 100 to 120 liters/ second, first pump tests only delivered around 10 liters/ second. This is insufficient for an economic operation of a plant.
Now Enex Power, the developer, is planning to drill a sidetrack to target different zones hoping to struck water. The sidetrack is expected to be drilled at a depth of 3,000 meters down to 5,500 meters.
