The project was partially funded by the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s Clean Sustainable Energy Authority grant program. (Source: Shutterstock/ Chord Energy)
Gradient Geothermal has used its technology to harness waste heat to help power Chord Energy’s oil and gas facility in the Williston Basin.
The first-of-its-kind deployment for the geothermal company in North Dakota involved removing heat from produced fluids to create electricity, Gradient said Dec. 4.
The Colorado-based technology company’s fit-for-purpose Organic Rankin Cycle equipment is used to cool produced fluids and generate emissions-free geothermal electricity. The electricity generated can be used on the pad or net-metered to the grid, according to the company’s website.
“Properly capturing highly sustainable geothermal energy already present at active energy production projects presents a new avenue of opportunity for government agencies and leading commercial entities alike,” said Gradient Geothermal CEO Benjamin Burke, “and we could not be more excited to work with Chord to help deploy Gradient’s innovative technology within this expansive, forward-thinking initiative.”
The project was partially funded by the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s Clean Sustainable Energy Authority grant program. Enerplus Corp., which merged with Chord earlier this year, received more than $1 million in funding for geothermal power generation for oil and gas production.
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