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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Australia: Geothermal Waters at 45.2 Degrees C Tapped to Heat Swimming Pool

Armadale Aquatic Center Geothermal Duplet Complete (Rockwater Environmental Services)

The City of Armadale, just outside Perth in Western Australia, is well prepared to sustainably heat the Armadale Aquatic Centre using geothermal energy.

The geothermal bore duplet designed and engineered by Rockwater Environmental Services of Jolimont, Western Australia and drilled by Drilling Contractors of Australia, has been completed well in advance of the pool's 2019 re-opening.

The production bore has been drilled to a construction depth of 969 meters, tapping the Yarragadee (Cattamarra FM) Aquifer. The geothermal waters flow at 60 L/s at 45.2 degrees C.

The injection bore has been drilled to a construction depth of 468 meters. The geothermal waters flow at 60 L/s at 31.2 degrees C.

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