(WO) – Sage Geosystems has selected Halliburton to provide cementing and stimulation services for Project Vector, an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) at Ormat Technologies’ Blue Mountain geothermal power plant in Nevada. The two-well system will use Sage’s proprietary EGS technology to supply heat to the plant, which will convert it to electricity for residential, industrial and data center demand in the region.
Halliburton will support well integrity and reservoir stimulation, two areas critical to EGS performance. Its scope includes cement design, testing and pumping, as well as subsurface modeling to inform stimulation design, fluid system design, stage volumes, pumping schedules and field execution. Sage will lead the design and implementation of its EGS technology and the integration of subsurface engineering and well operations.
Sage’s patented approach uses engineered subsurface reservoirs designed to minimize water and energy losses and deliver round-the-clock power across a range of geologies. Project Vector builds on Sage’s SMECI facility and is intended to show that the technology can be repeated at commercial scale.
“One of the keys to scaling next-generation geothermal is combining innovative subsurface technology with the proven capabilities and execution of the oil and gas industry,” said Jason Peart, COO of Sage Geosystems. “Halliburton brings decades of experience in well integrity and reservoir stimulation, two critical components of our development approach.”
“Halliburton brings proven cementing, stimulation, and subsurface experience to Project Vector,” said Shawn Skobel, vice president at Halliburton.
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