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BIW wellhead feedthru connector ensures casino’s geothermal well is right on the money
Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada, has long shown itself to be committed to the principles of green energy, having first drilled three geothermal wells on its property in the 1980s to partially heat the hotel and its swimming pools. In 2009, the owners of the resort decided to investigate replacing their gas-driven boilers with a green energy solution to heat hot water and after consulting with Dr Jim Coombs of Geo Hills Associates LLC in Reno, they decided to implement the project and sink a fourth geothermal well in the resort.
ITT Tony Shoemaker visited the customer prior to the installation to assist in achieving the optimal layout of the cellar in which the equipment is installed. ITT ICS’s BIW team then closely managed the delivery to ensure that equipment arrived while the installation rig was on site. ITT ICS’s BIW Wellhead Feedthru Connector and BIW Surface Power Connector are used to supply electrical power to the electric submersible pump in the well which delivers hot water from the underground formation to the Resort. The 4,400 ft. deep well, which went live in January of this year, produces an excellent flow rate, pressure and fluid temperature, which exceeded initial expectations and requirements.