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Teranov Expertise |
Preliminary survey |
Identify and select areas of interests |
Surface studies (geology, fluids geochemistry) |
Geology & petrologyGeochemical analysis |
Pre-feasibility study |
Confirm the availability of a high temperature geothermal resource, and develop a preliminary model of the reservoir. Evaluate technical and economic pre-feasibility of the project |
Surface studies (geology, geochemistry, geophysics) Preliminary technical and economic framework |
Geology & petrology Geochemical analysis Geophysical survey Reservoir conceptual model Well site selection & targeting Socio-environmental pre-feasibility |
Feasibility study |
Evaluate the quality of the resource and the reservoir potential Confirm the technical and economic feasibility of the project |
(Gradient boreholes) Deep exploration wells including a preliminary engineering phase Technical and economic evaluation |
Drilling supervision Rig site geology Well test design and interpretation Updating reservoir conceptual model Socio-environmental feasibility Techno-economic project assessment |
Project development engineering |
Design the well layout and evaluate the cost for operating the geothermal resource Design and evaluate the cost of the power plant Develop the financing plan of the project |
Specialized subsurface engineering Power plant specialized engineering |
Well engineering Field development engineering (Production & re-injection strategy) CDM mitigation study Drilling risk evaluation to subscribe to a regional Geofund |
Field development |
Drilling and testing production and re-injection wells (5-8 production & re-injection wells for an electrical capacity of 25 MW for example) |
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Production & re-injection drilling supervision Well test design & interpretation Fractured reservoir engineering |
Plant construction |
Construction of the plant and of the fluid transport system |
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Technical Assistance to constructors |
Operation & Maintenance |
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Steam well O&M training and technology transfer Design well workover program Design well pad O&M program Reservoir monitoring & optimization |