Borehole research in New York State can advance utilization of low-enthalpy geothermal energy, management of potential risks, and understanding of deep sedimentary and crystalline geologic systems
Teresa Jordan,Patrick Fulton,Jefferson Tester,David Bruhn,Hiroshi Asanuma,Ulrich Harms,Chaoyi Wang,Doug Schmitt,Philip J. Vardon,Hannes Hofmann,Tom Pasquini,Jared Smith,and the workshop participants
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Engineering,
Fukushina Renewable Energy Research Institute, Koriyama, Fukushima
Prefecture, 963-0298, Japan
Ulrich Harms
ICDP/Geomechanics and Scientific Drilling, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473 Germany
Chaoyi Wang
Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
USA
Doug Schmitt
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
A scientific borehole planning workshop sponsored by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program convened in early 2020 at Cornell University in the NE United States. Cornell plans drilling to test the potential to use geothermal heat from depths of 2700–4500 m and rock temperatures of 60 to 120 °C to heat its campus. The workshop focused on designing companion scientific projects to investigate the coupled thermal–chemical–hydrological–mechanical workings of continental crust.
A scientific borehole planning workshop sponsored by the International Continental Scientific...