Update: Over the weekend the team reported 491 deg F at a depth of 2,990 ft.
A team from the United States of America (USA) based GeothermEx - a GRC Member Company - contracted by the Nevis Renewable Energy International (NREI) to determine the status of the geothermal test well at Hamilton, says their findings confirm the requisite temperature and flow necessary for a sustainable supply of geothermal energy on Nevis.
As of Monday March 19, 2018, the tests results at Hamilton continue to hold steady with surface reading temperatures of 255 degrees Fahrenheit; steam temperatures of 411 degrees and well temperature readings of over 400 degrees.
According to Bruce Cutright, CEO of NREI, a subsidiary of Thermal Energy Partners, LLC, said the testing operations at Hamilton are completed. Though the drilling plan was to go to 4000 feet, they entered the geothermal reservoir which has a capacity exceeding 5 megawatts of energy before. Drilling for the production wells on the site are expected to begin late this summer.
