Geothermal well definition

Geothermal well means a type of well used for the purpose of developing ground water as a medium for thermal heat exchange.
Geothermal well means any well drilled for the discovery or production of geothermal resources, any well reasonably presumed to contain geothermal resources, or any special well, converted producing well, or reactivated or converted abandoned well employed for reinjecting geothermal resources.
Geothermal well means a well used to transfer heat to or from the ground or ground water.

Examples of Geothermal well in a sentence

  • The ESMP will include measures that have been identified as Good International Industry Practices such as: • Emergency Response Plan - Geothermal well blowouts and spills from waste sumps are likely scenarios in geothermal drilling/development; • Monitoring and alarm system for hydrogen sulfide; • Periodic monitoring of surface water quality, and groundwater quality when reinjection is applied; • Others as required.

  • Geothermal well drilling in Nevada peaked in 1992 when 31 wells of all types were completed.

  • Geothermal well spacing can be dense—up to one well per two acres—and wells are connected by gathering lines to power plants.

  • Geothermal well fields are throughout Fort Monmouth and provide heating and cooling for several buildings on the installation.

  • Geothermal well construction standards, installation standards and contractor certification procedures adopted by the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) are hereby enacted by reference.


More Definitions of Geothermal well

Geothermal well means heat pump well.
Geothermal well means a well constructed to extract or return water to the ground after it has been used for heating or cooling purposes.
Geothermal well means a well made for geothermal purposes only;
Geothermal well means a hole drilled into the earth, by boring or otherwise, greater than twenty feet (20’) in depth constructed for the primary purpose of adding or removing British Thermal Units (BTUs) from the earth for heating or cooling;
Geothermal well means any well intended for the purpose of transferring heat to or from the subsurface via piping and thermal backfill.
Geothermal well means any well used for the purposes, in whole or in part, of drawing water from the ground and/or returning water to the ground, in order to heat or cool a
Geothermal well means any well used for the purposes, in whole or in part, of drawing water from the ground and/or returning water to the ground, in order to heat or cool a building (or part thereof) on any property, by any mechanism or technology whatsoever;