Annual workshop that provides a valuable opportunity to explore the progress made by each of the 17 R& D projects funded under Solicitation 2020-1 and to get introduced to the new projects under Solicitation 2022-2.
Epidote
Alumino-silicate hydrothermal mineral having a distinctive yellow-green color that is used a mineral geothermometer, forming at temperatures above ~230°C. The first down hole occurrence of epidote commonly coincides with the top of a high-temperature geothermal reservoir where it is hosted by igneous rocks.
Geothermal Glossary
Word of the Week – Diorite
Diorite Dark colored, coarse grained, intrusive rock that contains less silica than granite and that is mostly made of plagioclase, biotite, hornblende, pyroxene, and minor to nil quartz.
Word of the Week – Direct Use
Direct use The utilization of geothermal heat as an energy resource, e.g., to heat (or cool) a building such as a greenhouse, for drying, for manufacturing.
Word of the Week – Directional Drilling
Directional Drilling The practice of steering the trajectory of a well during drilling from vertical to a deviated angle, including horizontal drilling used for oil and gas production from poorly permeable rocks. Directional drilling may also be used to maneuver...