Saskatchewan driller hits 'gusher' with ground-breaking geothermal well that offers h

[chuckChuck]

Saskatchewan driller hits 'gusher' with ground-breaking geothermal well that offers hope for oil workers

A first for Canada and the world, the well can produce enough electricity to power 3,000 homes

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/saskatchewan-driller-hits-gusher-with-ground-breaking-geothermal-well-that-offers-hope-for-oil-workers https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/saskatchewan-driller-hits-gusher-with-ground-breaking-geothermal-well-that-offers-hope-for-oil-workers

"She added that the project was de-risked in part by funding from the federal government, which committed $25.6 million in funding in January 2019 for the project. All told, the geothermal power project is expected to cost $51 million."

Looks like an opportunity to put some oil workers back to work and invest in some renewable clean energy.

[bucket]

Yup sure does....people against the subsidization of energy companies more than happy with the help these projects will receive ...

I am not against it ...thats not the point ....but the environmentalists shouldn't complain about oil and gas subsidies...

Great project but a well is a well is a well ...until it isn't I guess.

Is there 3000 homes left in Southwest Saskatchewan?

[chuckChuck]

Yup sure does....people against the subsidization of energy companies more than happy with the help these projects will receive ...

I am not against it ...thats not the point ....but the environmentalists shouldn't complain about oil and gas subsidies...

Great project but a well is a well is a well ...until it isn't I guess.

Is there 3000 homes left in Southwest Saskatchewan?

Their initial drill sites are south west of Estevan. Not sure where this well is but I think it is in the same area. The electricity will go into the grid.

There still seems to be a lot of complaining about any subsidies to wind and solar projects that will likely provide cheaper electricity than geothermal will, even without subsidies.

But the point is to compare the costs and benefits of all energy production systems on a level playing field so that we know what the real costs are, including hidden costs that are not included in the price consumers pay. For that reason we need to know and account for direct and indirect subsidies to all forms of energy production including the oil and gas industry.

Some posters on this site are okay with subsidies to oil and gas but not to cleaner alternatives like geothermal, wind and solar.

[jazz]

Drilled right under the oil and gas to find hot water, an energy source a million times less dense than FF.

Only chuck would cheer this insanity on.

[Guest]

Saskatchewan driller hits 'gusher' with ground-breaking geothermal well that offers hope for oil workers

A first for Canada and the world, the well can produce enough electricity to power 3,000 homes

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/saskatchewan-driller-hits-gusher-with-ground-breaking-geothermal-well-that-offers-hope-for-oil-workers https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/saskatchewan-driller-hits-gusher-with-ground-breaking-geothermal-well-that-offers-hope-for-oil-workers

"She added that the project was de-risked in part by funding from the federal government, which committed $25.6 million in funding in January 2019 for the project. All told, the geothermal power project is expected to cost $51 million."

Looks like an opportunity to put some oil workers back to work and invest in some renewable clean energy.

But, but, but , it’s fracked
Fracking is bad
You fk-n sheeple are hilarious

[bucket]

But, but, but , it’s fracked
Fracking is bad
You fk-n sheeple are hilarious

You are bringing facts to the discussion??????????????

Why caseih why????


hahaha

[ajl]

Nothing new. There is one in near Swan Hills AB that Razor energy is trying to get generating electricity as well as government grant money permits. This is also a company that is arbitrarily cutting surface lease payments to farmers. They figure they can get away with doing that since much of there backing is from the Alberta Investment Management Co. Think government of AB pensions.

[ColevilleH2S]

51 million divided by 3000 homes is $17,000 per household. Is that a reasonable cost for dispatchable generation infrastructure?
Seems a bit expensive but not out of this world, especially for an experimental project.

[Blaithin]

Drilled right under the oil and gas to find hot water, an energy source a million times less dense than FF.

Only chuck would cheer this insanity on.

They don’t have to find water...

That’s why old oil wells can be converted to geothermal. You’re drilling deep for the heat, not water.

[Guest]

we were drilling around fort nelson , wasn't real deep , formation was so hot we had to install a bunch of coolers
there are places where the formations are way hotter than normal