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RepositoryUniversity of Exeter Cornwall Campus (GB 3242)
Ref NoCSM/H/1/13/1/1
Alt Ref NoCSM/GEOTH/1.1
Date1978-1981
LevelFile
Extent3 Albums
TitlePhotograph Albums Geothermal Energy Project
DescriptionThree albums containing the following:

Album 1- Experimentation

- Page 1 Top Radial fracture in perspex 7.12.76, Perspex column detonation 20.5.77
- Page 2 Rolls Royce engined Holden & Brooke pump control valves 3.10.78, Constant head injection tests 18.1.79
- Pages 3 - 4 Assembling 100 of blasting gelatine into RH8B 28.2.79
- Page 5 Split packer from setting line failure 26.7.79
- Page 6 Output-flow monitoring 26.7.79, C.S.M- built container for FS20 firing module
- Page 7 Filming for 'Tomorrow's World' 26.7.79
- Page 8 Perspex detonated for 'Tomorrow's World'
- Page 9 Recovered explosive 16.8.79, Pump Installation and monitors RH7C 18.2.80
- Page 10 Surface flow monitoring arrangement 18.2.80, Harwell tracer monitoring system
- Page 11 Circulation look computer controlled monitors 18.2.80, Venting 3 holes 18.2.80
- Page 12 First attempt to fire TATB charge- preperation of charge 18.4.80, Placing of charge 18.4.80
- Page 13 Detonation of TATB charge RH9D ( explosive stimulation of hole) 2.10.80
- Page 14 Acoustic monitoring equipment 2.10.80
- Page 15 M.T.S Test Work 8.8.80
- Page 16 Top end of explosive toll after firing 5m of TATB 11.11.80, Venting, Venting
- Page 17 Noise monitoring Test Equipment 26.11.80
- Page 18 TATB test charge unit 11.11.80
- Page 19 Running- in hydrophone unit 1.5.81
- Page 20 Wimpey Hydrophone 1.5.81
- Page 20 Running-in Sclumberger tool RH12 16.9.81


Album 2 - Machine Employed On Site

- Page 1 Holman rig 17.4.78
- Page 2 Holman rig 17.4.78
- Page 3 Rolls Royce powered Holden & Brooke s.50 pump rig 15.8.78
- Page 4 Valves and controls on Rolls Royce powered pump rig 15.8.78 Holman and Gryphon rigs 11.9.78
- Page 5 Gryphon rig, Gryphon & Holman rigs 11.9.78
- Page 6 Original Geothermal Staff 18.1.79
- Page 7 Halliburton Twin T.10 pump 20.3.80
- Page 8 Oil storage tank being sited 23.4.81, 17 1/2 tungsten button bit 9.9.81
- Page 9 B.J Hughes Hydro- frac. pump 1.5.81
- Page 10 N.C.B winch for borehole CCTV system 5.10.81
- Page 11 Arrival of the Kenting Drill rig at Rosemanowas
- Pages 12 - 27 Rig assembly 10.8.81
- Pages 28-31 The completed rig
- Page 32 Casing handler, Rige generator 23.10.81
- Page 33 Casing work on completion of drilling of the first hole 23.10.81
- Page 34 Preperations to move the rig 31.10.81
- Page 35 Moving the rig 1.11.81
- Page 36 Moving the Rig and associated equipment 1.11.81
- Page 37 Moving the slurry Tanks 1.11.81
- Page 38 The Move is completed and the rig repositioned over the second well head 1.11.81
-Pages 39 - 40 Moving the Rig 1.11.81

Album 3 - Site progress and Buildings

- Page 1 Portakabin installation at Trevenson
- Page 2 Site (West End) 26.7.79
- Page 2 Site (East End ) 8.8.1980
- Page 3 Trolvis Quarry (water supply)
- Page 3 Installation of Pipeline 31.10.80
- Page 4 Site development 31.10.80
- Page 5 Pipe Installation 31.10.80
- Pages 6 - 7 Site Development 31.10.80
- Page 8 Rock Bolting and dressing of South face 18.11.80
- Page 9 Pipe Cutting and Fusion 25.1.81
- Pages 10 -12 Site Progress 25.1.81 - 27.1.81
- Page 13 - Cellar Foundations 25.2.81
- Page 14 Site progress 25.2.81
- Page 15 Construction of cellars; 25.2.81
- Page 16 Cellars 18.3.81, Dam Construction 18.3.81
- Page 17 Site Progress 25.2.81
- Page 18 Cellars 31.3.81
- Page 19 Cellars 31.3.81, Positioning of R.S.J. s 23.4.81
- Page 20 R.S.Js in position over cellars 28.4.81
- Page 21 RH12 well 17.7.81, Site 5.8.81
- Page 22 Site (west end), Completion of the Approach Road and Entrance 5.8.81
- Page 23 Site 5.8.81, Public viewing gallery
- Page 24 Inside the cellars immediatley prior to drilling 5.8.81






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