Geothermal Well Drilling Initiative – Construction Update – 2/8/19
During the week of February 11:
Parking Lot Test Well #1
- The contractor Finished reaching target depth of 1500’ of the drilled hole on 2/5/19
- This week the contractor will be installing geothermal piping and measuring verticality. Additionally, the geotechnical engineer will be obtaining soil samples from multiple locations in the parking lot.
- Next week the contractor will be testing the thermal exchange with groundwater to confirm the performance of the system.
Alley Test Well #2
- The contractor finished reaching target depth of 1500’ of the drilled hole on 2/4/19
- This week the contractor will be installing geothermal piping and measuring verticality. Additionally, the geotechnical engineer will be installing geoprobes in multiple locations in the alley.
- Next week the contractor will be testing the thermal exchange with groundwater to confirm the performance of the system.