British Geothermal Firm Eyes Renewable Heat from Oil, Gas Wells (Reuters)
Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL), based in London, has signed an agreement with shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources to explore the feasibility of producing geothermal renewable heat from used oil and gas wells, the firm said on Friday.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop technology to show that geothermal heat can be delivered from deep wells that were originally drilled for other purposes such as oil and gas extraction, Geothermal Engineering said in a statement.
The project will initially focus on the technical design of the system before considering a potential field trial, using one of Cuadrilla's exploration well sites.
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