Main considerations in the design of a geothermal drilling platform for El Salvador, C.A.

Abstract

Significant increases have been in the construction of new drilling platforms and the restoration of existing platforms in recent years in El Salvador, with the development of new projects and optimization of existing fields (Ahuachapán and Berlin). The demand for new practices in design and the implementation of new considerations for the selection of the best sites have become necessary. However, the activity of civil works on this issue involves other aspects key to successful projects, namely: road access, the environment, neighbouring communities, the purchase of land and the topography. The Civil Work area of LaGeo S.A. de C.V., together with project managers and other disciplines, have been building and restoring some platforms in the following ...