Consulting on Borehole Logging for a Geothermal Project
We have been asked by a client to consult them on defining the optimal logging program for a deep geothermal project in Southwestern Germany. The project site is situated in the Upper Rhine Graben, which is not only one of the most geothermally prolific regions in Germany and France but also a seismically active region.
Therefore the acquisition of profound petrophysical data as well as geophysical data is necessary to maintain safe and sucessful drilling and later operation phases.
The geothermal doublet is planned with multi-lateral wells to enhance production and injection of the water. The whole project is accompanied by a research project, that requires more downhole data compared with a regular geothermal well.
Project workflow
- Talking to the relevant stakeholders in the project. Querying their individual needs.
- Definition of all the requirements for the logging program.
- Sorting of the needs. What is necessary, what is desireable, what is optional?
- Coordination with client and stakeholders. Presentation of the options of the logging program and definition of what is realistic and how the logging matches with the drilling plan, the budget and other operation at the well site.
- Re-definition of the logging program according to the results of the coordination.
- Support during the final operational planning and the drilling phase.
For more information contact
Bastian Roters
Senior Geologist
+17 years experience
responsible for Geothermal Studies and Project Management
roters @ nimbuc.com