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Weekly Updates – April 5, 2021

weekly update

April 5, 2021

Zendo Kern
Hawaii County Planning Department
101 Pauahi Street, Ste. 3
Hilo, HI 96720

SUBJECT: PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE (PGV) SITE ACTIVITIES

Dear Mr. Kern:

Pursuant to Condition No. 4 of the Geothermal Resource Permit, Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) hereby submits the Weekly Status Report for the week ending April 4, 2021.

Power plant

The power plant is in operation.

Wellfield

  • KS-11 Preparing to install the hangdown liner. 
  • KS-14 In service.
  • KS-17 In service.
  • KS-18 In service.
  • KS-19 Continued relocating Rig 1 to location, no confirmed date to recommence drilling.
  • KS-20 Construction was completed on 3/30, completed mechanical integrity testing (MIT) on 3/31, finalizing MIT report to submit to regulatory agencies for their approval to commission the well as an injector. 
  • MW-5 Drilling postponed.
  • MW-4 In service.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.

Sincerely,

Ronald P. Quesada
EH&S Manager