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Commission approves FORGE project permit for deep wells and extended circulation testing
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit for the Energy & Geoscience Institute's FORGE project to drill additional deep seismic and circulation-test wells; presenters described planned drilling, monitoring upgrades and steps to reduce water loss.
The Beaver County Commission on March 4 approved CDP 2025-01, a conditional-use permit for the Energy & Geoscience Institute’s FORGE project that authorizes drilling additional deep seismic monitoring and circulation-test wells and related surface equipment.
Clay Jones, presenting for the Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, described planned Phase 4 work through 2028 that includes two new deep seismic wells (described in the presentation as “thousand‑foot deep seismic wells”), further stimulation of existing lateral wells and extended circulation testing. Jones said the project team also plans surface piping and pressurization…
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