Abstract
In 2017-2018, the Bureau of Land Management's National Renewable Energy Coordination Office, through its Geothermal Program, funded the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to analyze technical and environmental considerations related to geothermal resource confirmation drilling. NREL solicited input from a group of technical and environmental experts in the geothermal industry, along with analyzing National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) documentation for previously approved projects. The collected data and analysis will be used by the Bureau of Land Management to examine the possibility of developing a new classification of wells and/or expediting the NEPA compliance process, which could potentially reduce permitting and regulatory compliance timelines when compared to the current process for obtaining a geothermal drilling permit for resource confirmation drilling activities.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 2180-2202 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Event | Geothermal Resources Council 2018 Annual Meeting: Geothermal's Role in Today's Energy Market, GRC 2018 - Reno, United States Duration: 14 Oct 2018 → 17 Oct 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council 2018 Annual Meeting: Geothermal's Role in Today's Energy Market, GRC 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Reno |
| Period | 14/10/18 → 17/10/18 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 International Journal of Caring Sciences. All rights reserved.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-6A20-71809
Keywords
- Drilling
- Environment
- Exploration
- NEPA
- Permitting
- Regulation
- Resource Confirmation
