Enum: GeothermalWellType

Types of wells used in geothermal energy development and production.

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
PRODUCTION_WELL	None	Well used to extract geothermal fluids or steam from the reservoir
INJECTION_WELL	None	Well used to return cooled geothermal fluids to the reservoir to maintain pre...
EXPLORATION_WELL	None	Well drilled to evaluate geothermal resource characteristics
OBSERVATION_WELL	None	Well used to monitor reservoir conditions and pressure
SLIM_HOLE	None	Smaller diameter well used for initial exploration and temperature gradient m...
DIRECTIONAL_WELL	None	Well drilled at an angle to access reservoir from offset surface location or ...

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