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Table 2 GEOPHIRES output results for example simulation 1
From: GEOPHIRES v2.0: updated geothermal techno-economic simulation tool
Average net direct-use heat production | 7.2 MWth |
Average net annual direct-use heat delivery | 56.8 GWhth year−1 |
LCOH (in 2017 constant dollars) | ¢3.2 kWh −1th (9.3 $ MMBtu−1) |
Total capital costs (M$) | $16.6 M |
Drilling and completion costs (for 2 wells) | $6.6 M |
Surface plant cost | $5.0 M |
Fluid gathering system cost | $1.3 M |
Exploration cost | $3.7 M |
Total annual O&M costs (M$ year−1) | $0.49 M year−1 |
Wellfield O&M cost | $0.14 M year−1 |
Surface equipment O&M cost | $0.27 M year−1 |
Pumping power cost | $0.08 M year−1 |