Alberta-based governmental agency Alberta Energy is investigating the conversion of disused oil and gas wells into geothermal systems to help address the region’s abandoned well crisis, having seen 151,000 oil wells decommissioned in the state alone. The province has also been working with a number of other energy companies on projects that could potentially be used as part of an effort to convert more than 100,000 hectares of land from agricultural use to renewable
Alberta-based governmental agency Alberta Energy is investigating the conversion of disused oil and gas wells into geothermal systems to help address the region’s abandoned well crisis, having seen 151,000 oil wells decommissioned in the state alone. The organisation has thus constructed a carbon-neutral museum powered entirely by a geothermal system to demonstrate its concept as well as gather data on the cost efficiency and functionality of the project.