Eavor reports drilling to 7000m measured depth at Geretsried project, Germany
Drilling and construction operations at Eavor's Geretried site in Germany (source: video screenshot, Eavor Deutschland via LinkedIn)
Carlo Cariaga
11 Mar 2024
Eavor reports progress in the Eavor-Loop project in Geretsried, Germany, with drilling reaching 7 km measured depth and power plant construction ongoing.
Eavor Deutschland (Eavor) has provided an update on the progress of the geothermal project in Geretsried, Germany that serves as the first commercial-scale deployment of the company’s Eavor-Loop technology. According to the update, Eavor has now drilled down to 7000 meters measured depth, while power plant construction is also ongoing.
Drilling for the project officially started in July 2023. The plan is for two drilling rigs to operate in parallel, drilling down to 4500 meters vertical depth before deflecting horizontally.
The video reel published by Eavor on their LinkedIn page also showed ongoing construction of the air-cooled condenser (ACC) units for the future ORC power plant. Turboden was selected back in 2022 to supply the ORC system for the Gerestried project.
20,000 meters of casing
Odfjell Technology, an integrated supplier of well services technology and engineering solutions, has been selected by Eavor to provide tubular running services for the Geretsried project. The Odfjell Technology team successfully ran 20,000m of large-size casings ranging from 9-5/8” up to 22” without any lost time incidents on the KCA Deutag T700 and T46 rigs – the two largest land rigs in Europe.
Odfjell Technology’s casing running tool, CRTi, was used to its operating limits and played a crucial role in achieving the casings’ desired depths using its circulating, rotating, push and pull capabilities.
“Odfjell Technology is proud to play a crucial role in progressing geothermal in the global energy mix through our industry-leading tubular running services,” said Elisabeth Haram, EVP Well Services at Odfjell Technology.
“We are proud to be building the world’s first Eavor-Loop™ closed-loop geothermal system in Geretsried. This truly innovative and game changing project enhances the application of geothermal energy in real terms within the wider energy sector,” said Daniel Mölk, Execute Vice President Europe Operations at Eavor. “We appreciated the cooperation with Odfjell Technology in this specific part of the project very much.”
