The Niland Mud Volcanoes with the Hudson Ranch I (John L. Featherstone) geothermal power plant in the background. |
The plant was approved for 49.9 MWe. But, when developers drilled a couple of production wells, they discovered that their output would fall short of what they anticipated.
“We drilled a couple of sub-commercial wells,” said Vince Signorotti, vice president of resource and real estate assets.
Production wells at the adjacent Hudson Ranch I can produce roughly double their requirements, according to Signorotti.
“Maybe we got a bit spoiled. We thought all wells would come in at that size,” he said.
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