February 18, 2020
Michael Yee
Hawaii County Planning Department
101 Pauahi Street, Ste. 3
Hilo, HI 96720
SUBJECT: PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE (PGV) SITE ACTIVITIES
Dear Mr. Yee:
Pursuant to Condition No. 4 of the Geothermal Resource Permit, Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) hereby submits the Weekly Status Report for the week ending February 16, 2020.
Power plant
Continued with turbine and generator overhauls.
- OEC 11 continued power skid equipment installation.
- OEC 22 continued power skid equipment installation.
- OEC 25 continued power skid equipment installation.
Waiting on building permits to continue substation installation.
Wellfield
- KS-14 Well maintenance will continue when Rig 4 is available.
- KS-17 Commenced initial drilling of well.
- KS-18 Drilling stopped to install and cement 16” casing, current depth 2,186’.
- MW-5 Drilling postponed, relocating Rig #4 to KS-17.
- MW-4 Secured operation to install new line shaft pump.
Acoustic Engineer completed noise surveys around Rig #1 and the surrounding communities.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
Ronald P. Quesada
EH&S Manager