Enum: GeothermalWellType
Types of wells used in geothermal energy development and production.
URI: valuesets:GeothermalWellType
Permissible Values
| Value | Title | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRODUCTION_WELL | Production Well | Well used to extract geothermal fluids or steam from the reservoir. | |
| INJECTION_WELL | Injection Well | Well used to return cooled geothermal fluids to the reservoir to maintain pressure and sustainability. | |
| EXPLORATION_WELL | Exploration Well | Well drilled to evaluate geothermal resource characteristics. | |
| OBSERVATION_WELL | Observation/Monitoring Well | Well used to monitor reservoir conditions and pressure. | |
| SLIM_HOLE | Slim Hole | Smaller diameter well used for initial exploration and temperature gradient measurement. | |
| DIRECTIONAL_WELL | Directional/Deviated Well | Well drilled at an angle to access reservoir from offset surface location or increase reservoir contact. |
Slots
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| geothermal_well_type | Type of geothermal well |
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
LinkML Source
name: GeothermalWellType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of wells used in geothermal energy development and production.
title: Geothermal Well Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
PRODUCTION_WELL:
text: PRODUCTION_WELL
description: Well used to extract geothermal fluids or steam from the reservoir.
title: Production Well
INJECTION_WELL:
text: INJECTION_WELL
description: Well used to return cooled geothermal fluids to the reservoir to
maintain pressure and sustainability.
title: Injection Well
aliases:
- Reinjection Well
EXPLORATION_WELL:
text: EXPLORATION_WELL
description: Well drilled to evaluate geothermal resource characteristics.
title: Exploration Well
aliases:
- Wildcat Well
OBSERVATION_WELL:
text: OBSERVATION_WELL
description: Well used to monitor reservoir conditions and pressure.
title: Observation/Monitoring Well
aliases:
- Monitoring Well
SLIM_HOLE:
text: SLIM_HOLE
description: Smaller diameter well used for initial exploration and temperature
gradient measurement.
title: Slim Hole
DIRECTIONAL_WELL:
text: DIRECTIONAL_WELL
description: Well drilled at an angle to access reservoir from offset surface
location or increase reservoir contact.
title: Directional/Deviated Well