Newton Fund - Smart-GeoWells: Smart technologies for optimal drilling, completion, design and management of geothermal wells

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A new concept ‘Smart-GeoWells’ will be developed for well design by incorporating many laterals extendingfrom the mother-bore to far-field reservoir regions. The smart technology will provide a unique opportunity toenhance the productivity of geothermal reservoirs that extract renewable and clean heat energy from theEarth’s crust. By employing the proposed well system, the geothermal industry will significantly contribute tothe global target of zero greenhouse gas emissions. The Smart-GeoWells approach can also serve as analternative to fracking, enabling extraction of oil and gas from depleted/unconventional reservoirs, whilstminimising the damage to the surrounding environment (groundwater and air). The products of this project willbenefit the Chinese energy market and mitigate further pollution generation and climate change, induced bythe exploitation and consumption of fossil hydrocarbon resources.