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Top Words project principal investigator briefs commission on geothermal testing, additional wells and water-rights request

3212491 · May 6, 2025
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Principal investigator Joe Moore updated commissioners on recent and upcoming geothermal operations including new seismic wells, a planned research-and-development circulation test, pump orders, and a pending water-rights increase request; a congressional subcommittee hearing was also mentioned.

Joe Moore, identified in the meeting as principal investigator for the "Top Words" geothermal project, and colleagues gave a detailed operational update on geothermal research and testing plans on state-managed sites.

Moore said the project recently completed two new 1,000-foot seismic wells, replaced two lost monitoring sites and continues to monitor seismicity in coordination with the state hazard seismologist, Chris Ankel. Moore outlined upcoming work: a rig…

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