Commonwealth of Dominica:

Production Drilling Starting on Dominica (Iceland GeoSurvey)

Production drilling for geothermal energy is recommencing on the volcanic island of Dominica in the Caribbean. During this phase of the geothermal project two wells will be drilled to a depth of 1200-1800 m.

Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) has designed two new wells for the government of Dominica, one of which is a reinjection well, whilst the other is a production well. Drilling is expected to start next week. Iceland Drilling will be in charge of the drilling and ÍSOR will carry out consulting during the drilling operations, which include borehole geology, borehole loggings, discharge measurements and environmental monitoring, i.e. measurements of hydrogen sulphide. Two to three employees from ÍSOR are expected to stay on the island until March next year.

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