Award Number: DE-EE0008484CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Geothermal Technologies OfficeLocation(s): TXOffice(s): Golden Field Office
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November 26, 2018
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Award Number: DE-EE0008484
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Geothermal Technologies Office
Location(s): TX
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Welltec, Inc. to design, develop, manufacture, and test metal annular barriers for zonal isolation. An existing annular barrier, the Welltec Annual Barrier (WAB) would be modified with a metal seal design, so as to enable its use in geothermal application temperatures. The proposed project was selected under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA0001945 to support early-stage development of EGS zonal isolation tools and technologies. Projects selected from this FOA are structured into multiple Budget Periods (BP) separated by a Go/No-Go decision aimed at readying the proposed technology for potential field testing.