China: First Hot Dry Rock Well Reaches 4,387 Meters and 185℃

Geothermal: First HDR Well Drilled to TD in Hainan, China by LandOcean (News Release)

(Courtesy
LandOcean Hainan Company)

The pilot well for a Hot-Dry-Rock (HDR) well was drilled in mid March, in Hainan Province, a south-eastern province of China, by LandOcean Hainan Company, a subsidiary of Land Ocean Energy Service Co. Ltd, to a true depth (TD) of 4,387 meters, and a temperature of 185℃ (365℉).

This is the first time for China to conduct such an experimental campaign. LandOcean owns the whole intellectual propriety of such technology. This well remarks the first HDR well in Hainan Province and first success in development of HDR geothermal energy and a milestone in the country’s endeavor to development of HDR geothermal energy.

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