Emission Factor

Deep well - for geothermal power - onshore - 6000m (deep well drilling)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is deep well drilling, for geothermal power, onshore, 6000m. The Reference Product is deep well, for geothermal power, onshore, 6000m. This is an immobile infrastructure, representing the drilling of a borehole of 5,500m depth and 6,000 m length for geothermal power generation in an unspecific rock formation. The infrastructure represent a rotary drilling technology used for the exploitation of the deep rock formations, similar to the oil and gas production. It is assumed to have a lifetime of 50 years. The process includes all energy uses, materials and emissions for drilling of an onshore borehole and finishing of the well, but excludes needed materials and energy use for closure of the well after its use, the different rock characteristics and land use. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/2768/documentation

PropertyValue
NameDeep well - for geothermal power - onshore - 6000m (deep well drilling)
SectorBuildings and Infrastructure
CategoryInfrastructure
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2008
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/m
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
infrastructure-type_deep_well_for_geothermal_power_onshore_6000m_deep_well_drilling_for_geothermal_power_onshore_6000m
UUID
615043c7-0302-4656-ab9d-9aa0145974a2
Code Snippet
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