First results from stimulation assessment and monitoring of the 426°C geothermal well RN-15/IDDP-2 (H2020-DEEPEGS project)

• Main Authors: Köpke, R., Haaf, N., Limberger, F., Wang, J., Peters, M., Gaucher, E., Schill, E., Kohl, T.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Karlsruhe 2018
• Subjects: Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5445/ir/1000085342; https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000085342

The RN-15/IDDP-2 deep geothermal well of the DEEPEGS EU project on the Mid-Atlantic ridge at Reykjanes, Iceland, is a unique site for geothermal research. With a bottom hole temperature of approximately 426°C, it is one of the hottest geothermal wells ever drilled aiming for fluids at supercritical...