Geothermal Reservoir Expantion in Nevis
Another source of energy! Geothermal explorations on Nevis Island are still expanding…
The Second sustainable geothermal reservoir has been discovered on the gorgeous Island of Nevis!
The works shifted from Upper Jessups to The Hamilton Estate.
FYI - The Hamilton Estate was once a sugar plantation owned by Nevis native, and America’s first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. It is a historical development that incorporates Nevis’ natural beauty and historical architecture, forming the Caribbean’s latest luxury resort development.
The move followed the discovery of a second successful sustainable geothermal reservoir at Nevis 2 in Jessups, which expanded the geothermal reservoir discovered by the Nevis 1 geothermal well on June 02, 2008.
Caribbean net news got an interview with Chief Executive Officer of West Indies Power Holdings, BV Kerry McDonald who said with the new discovery, Nevis could produce well over 100 Megawatts of energy and gave details on the status of drilling operations on the Nevis Island.
“This is strictly an exploration hole site [Nevis 3]. When we are finished, this will be reclaimed and left. Right now we have just finished Nevis 2 which we drilled to 2407 feet and at that [depth] we had temperatures of 498 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s 1000 feet higher than that same temperature was encountered on Nevis 1.
“It also had well head pressures of 291 psi (pounds per square inch) which is 191 psi greater than at Nevis 1. So it was a very successful well and now we have shut that in and we will be doing testing on that later and we will start today drilling the Nevis 3 well, which will take us between 30 and 40 days to complete.”
“After that [Nevis 3 Site], we will be returning to Nevis 1 to actually start the production well at Nevis 1 at that same time the construction people will be starting to come in. We have had some delays because of the hurricanes but they are still scheduled to come in about that time.
“So far the project is going well. Nevis 2 was 1.3 miles south of Nevis 1. Nevis 3 where we are right now is 1.3 miles south of Nevis 2 and we do presume we will find the same resource here and with that resource we will be able to have several hundreds of mega Watts [of energy] that we will be able to produce… The production rig is schedule to come in here [Nevis] within 30 to 45 days and we will begin drilling at Nevis 1 again.”
Read more on Geothermal Resources HERE. Their website says that Geothermal Energy is heat (thermal) derived from the earth (geo). It is the thermal energy contained in the rock and fluid (that fills the fractures and pores within the rock) in the earth’s crust.
Sounds like Nevis is rich, not only in Culture, but in Geothermal Energy as well!
Nevis Lover ~ Becca Briley 
