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26 MARCH 2019 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Open the Doorway to all the Event Photos during Oklahoma Ground Water Association 2019. To see all the photos from this event, go to worldwidedrillingresource.com or click here. 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. HotWater Confirmed! Adapted from Information by Silenos Energy Silenos Energy completed its second deep geothermal well in Garching a. Alz, Germany. Water was expected to be found with temperatures of 250-270ºF (120-130°C) at the bore- hole in the Bavarian Southeast Molasse Basin, meaning district heating and electricity could be generated at this geothermal location. The deposit was opened up using direc- tional drilling, with two boreholes being drilled at a distance of about 30 feet apart. The second geothermal well was 16,500 feet long and reached its destination at a depth of over 12,500 feet in the water-bearing Malm aquifer of the Bavarian Southeast Molasse. During the test phase, it became apparent the company had successfully encountered hot thermal water during drilling. Managing Director Oliver Friedlaender said, "The funding test has shown that we are right again this time with our geological plans and forecasts. The sought after hot thermal water volumes are confirmed and the productivity is even slightly above the set expecta- tions. A big thank you to all involved for this outstanding achievement. Drilling company RAG Energy Drilling GmbH has completed the second well in just 47 days, setting new standards." The project managers still have to determine which of the two boreholes will be used to bring the hot water to the surface and which will take the cooled water back to the Malm after the heat energy has been released. Plans are underway for the construction of a power generation plant, and the simultaneous use of geothermal energy as a heat source for a district heating network is also being considered and intensively tested. Editor’s Note: In between our print issues, the WWDR Team prepares an electronic newsletter called E-News Flash . Based on readership, this was the most pop ular E-News Flash article of the month. Get in on the action and subscribe today at: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com GEO Testing 5G Mobile Technology Adapted from Volvo Construction Equipment Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) is partnering with Telia Company to be the first in the world to use 5G mobile technology at its test site in Eskilstuna, Sweden, potentially years ahead of 5G becoming available to the wider public. Only a handful of companies from across the Nordic countries - and from a range of different industries - will be participating in the two-year program which is a joint collaboration between Telia and Ericsson. Patrik Lundblad, Volvo CE’s senior vice president of technology said, “The advantages of a faster, more reliable 5G network represent a huge step forward in connectivity. Within the construction industry it opens up great potential for pro- cessing mobile data, and will inevitably impact the ways in which our machines communicate and interact remotely. To be at the forefront of this digital revolution and collaborate on developing new technologies is a gamechanger for Volvo CE.” This new generation of mobile networks is expected to be capable of moving large amounts of data at considerably faster speeds than 4G. To test its potential, Volvo CE is planning on creating a local cellular network at its Eskilstuna facility, using it to expand its capabilities while continuing to research autonomous technology. This technology has a lot of potential in other industries, such as mining, where it can take several hours of ventilation after blasting before the environment is safe enough for operators to enter. Removing humans from the production site will increase productivity and safety. Calle Skillsäter, Volvo CE’s technical specialist for connected machines said, “5G allows us to transport data in ways that we could only ever dream about, and can increase the possibilities for autonomous and remote-controlled machines in our future. By eliminating the potential safety hazards and downtime associated with operations like mining, we can move closer to fulfilling our ambitions to deliver zero emissions, zero accidents, and zero unplanned stops.” Volvo CE has partnered with Telia and Ericsson before. The team worked on an award-winning digital mining project, the Pilot for Industrial Communication in Mining, which tested a concept remote-control wheel loader capable of operating more than 1312 feet underground. This project was named Digitalization Project of the Year. C&G