AGR has been awarded a contract by geothermal energy supplier Innargi for the provision of technical consultancy for three appraisal wells being drilled in Aarhus, Denmark.

Through the contract, AGR will provide wellsite geology and drilling supervision over the Aarhus wells as the company boasts extensive experience in well and reservoir engineering for geothermal wells. AGR has previously supplied software solutions for managing geothermal drilling time and costs for projects throughout Germany and Austria.

Lene Thorstensen, Manager Operations and Wellsire Geology at AGR, said, “Our team has a track record of managing drilling of more than 200 wells in the North Sea. The Aarhus project is a great example of valuable competence transfer from the oil and gas industry to renewable energy sources.”

Innargi aims to bring clean and reliable district heating to Europe through geothermal energy, and the Aarhus plant project provides a stepping-stone to achieving that goal. The geothermal plant, if everything goes accordingly, will become the EU’s largest geothermal district heating system. A 6,000 horsepower drilling rig has been set to drill 2.5 km into the ground to extract the heated water, with heat delivery set to begin in 2025. The system is projected to provide 20% of Aarhus’ district heating upon completion.