KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia,
Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Packers
Plus Energy Services Inc. in partnership with Geodynamics Limited
(ASX:GDY) has successfully completed a vertical geothermal well as
part of Geodynamics Innamincka Deeps Project in the Cooper Basin of
South Australia.
"The success of this job has enabled Geodynamics to commission
their 1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant producing Australia's first Enhanced Geothermal Systems
(EGS) generated power," said Mark
Rivenbark, Packers Plus Director, Eastern Hemisphere.
Geodynamics announced on July 22,
2013 that the company had commissioned the 1MWe Habanero
Pilot Plant and successfully concluded planned step rate testing
and an extended turbine test run.
Packers Plus worked closely with Geodynamics to design
specialized Inferno™ completions equipment capable of withstanding
300°C (600°F) and 69 MPa (10,000 psi) pressure. This equipment was
instrumental to the EGS process, which involves stimulating
existing fractures in low-permeability, high-temperature rock to
allow water to flow through and be superheated. Geoff Ward, CEO of Geodynamics stated, "the
willingness of Packers Plus to design and test their equipment to
the limit has made them a strategic partner for Geodynamics."
"Packers Plus had successfully completed the Jolokia 1
geothermal well for Geodynamics in 2010, and we built on that
expertise to deliver both the equipment and on-site services to
ensure success with the Habanero 4 well," said Cameron Radtke, Packers Plus Technical Services
Manager, Eastern Hemisphere.
This latest operational success with Geodynamics establishes
Packers Plus as a leader in completion equipment innovation for
challenging environments and applications. This opens new markets
in not only geothermal, but steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD)
for heavy oil production.
About Packers Plus
Packers Plus is the innovator of open hole multi-stage fracture
stimulation systems and is an industry leader in designing and
manufacturing innovative solutions for a variety of completion
challenges. Packers Plus has run over 11,650 completion systems
accounting for over 146,200 fracture stages since the company
started operations in 2000.
Today, Packers Plus has employees in 37 offices in the United States, Canada, and across the globe. With
international offices servicing Africa, Asia,
Europe, the Middle East, China, and Latin
America, Packers Plus has experience in key markets
throughout the world.
About Geodynamics
Geodynamics is the leading Australian geothermal exploration and
development company. Geodynamics possesses some of the best
geothermal resources in the world and is rapidly developing
technology to exploit the resource. Geothermal energy has the
potential to be a critical element of Australia's future power generation and
Geodynamics is at the forefront of development.
For further information:
Mark Rivenbark
Director, Eastern Hemisphere
Packers Plus Energy Services Inc.
Phone: +971-4-328-9998
Cell: +971-50-552-7183
mark.rivenbark@packersplus.com
Lynette Lefsrud
Director, Marketing, Research and Communications
Packers Plus Energy Services Inc.
Phone: +1-403-263-7587
Cell: +1-403-616-6079
lynette.lefsrud@packersplus.com