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Canada Tests New Commercial- Scale Geothermal Possibilities Adapted from Information by Eavor Technologies, Inc. Eavor Technologies, Inc. has begun construction of its demonstration facility, Eavor-Lite™. The first two wells were drilled in August and are expect- ed to be connected later this month. This is the first step in the construction of the $10 million facility located near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. Eavor-Lite™ will demonstrate and showcase Eavor’s unique and propri- etary design elements at a near commercial scale. The demonstration will pro- vide validation of Eavor’s commercial opportunities at home and around the world. Several national, international corporate, technical, and governmental delegations are planning to visit the demonstration site to meet with Eavor’s technical team and partners. The Eavor-Lite™ Demonstration Project’s closed-loop system consists of a large U-tube shaped well, several multilateral horizontal wellbores, and a pipeline connecting the sites on surface. Two drilling rigs will be operated simultaneously from both sites and used to intersect the multilateral wellbores at depth. The test facility on the surface will measure the system’s performance data. Once completed, the Eavor-Lite™ facility will provide a test facility for advanced operating fluids and other processes currently under development. As a completely closed-loop system, there is no hydrofracturing, greenhouse gas emissions, earthquake risk, water use, produced brine or solids, and no aquifer contamination. The system circulates a harmless working fluid which is isolated from the environment in a closed circuit. The fluid transfers heat from underground rocks to the surface. Unlike traditional geother- mal power projects, this system is not reliant on volcanic temperatures, it uses common rock temperatures. This could poten- tially reduce exploration costs for future geothermal power projects. Earlier this year, the Canadian government announced it will provide $6.7 million in federal funding to support this next generation of geothermal engineering. “This innovative project demonstrates that we can build upon, and transfer, expertise from the oil and gas sector to supply cleaner forms of energy, leading to potential new export markets for Canada. The Government of Canada will continue to make smart investments in research and innovation to develop new clean energy technologies, meet our cli- mate goals, and create economic growth that benefits everyone,” said Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi. The surface facility and initial testing is expected to be completed by the end of the year. 38 OCTOBER 2019 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Open the Doorway to all the Event Photos during South Atlantic JUBILEE 2019 To see all the photos from this event, go to www.worldwidedrillingresource.com Feel free to download at will and print the photo(s) of your choice. Compliments of WorldWide Drilling Resource ® . Photos are copyrighted and released for personal use only - no commercial use permitted. C&G