THE SOULTZ EGS PROJECT: JURIDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ENVIRONMENT Pauline RAUSCHER, Jean-Jacques GRAFF & Nicolas CUENOT GEIE “Exploitation Minière de la Chaleur” / EEIG “Heat Mining” Route de Soultz – BP 38 – 67250 Kutzenhausen – France Tel.: +33 3 88 80 53 63 / Fax : +33 3 88 80 53 51 / www.soultz.net Corresponding author: cuenot@soultz.net
OUTLINE: � Overview of the Soultz EGS project � Geothermal Research Exclusive Permit � Exploration Workings Beginning Permit � Exploitation Concession � Plant Listed for Environment Conservation � Conclusion
OVERVIEW OF THE SOULTZ EGS PROJECT : � Project started in 1987, aiming at producing electrical power from geothermal energy � First well (GPK1) drilled to 3600 m depth in 1993 � Three deep wells (GPK-2, -3 & -4) drilled to 5 km depth in 1999, 2002 and 2004 respectively GPK3 25MWth 25MWth GPK2 GPK4 � First successful 2-wells circulation test in 1997 Sediments � Successful 3-wells circulation test in 2005 1500m � Installation of the plant (Downhole production Granite Expected distributable production: pumps, surface facilities, electrical production 4 to 5 electrical MW unit) in the second half of 2007 35 to 50 Kg/s 35 to 50 Kg/s � Start of electrical production: scheduled for 70 to 100Kg/s #4250m beginning of 2008 5000m >200°C #600m
ORGANIZATION : • EEIG Partners (Consortium Agreement) • Funding Partners (Policy Group) European Commission (EC) BRGM (France) ADEME (France) CNRS (France) BMU (Germany) IFE (Norway) EEIG ( contributing members ) DHM (Switzerland) BGR (Germany) GGA (Germany) • EEIG Members MeSy (Germany) (European Economic Interest Grouping) GTC (Germany) Electricité de Strasbourg (ÉS) Pfalzwerke (PW) • Other Partners Electricité de France (EDF) ARMINES (France) Energie Bade-Württemberg (EnBW) GEOWATT (Switzerland) STEAG EDF R&D (France & Germany) BESTEC (non contributing member)
Geothermal Research Exclusive Permit : � PER in French � Determines an area within which the permit holder has exclusive rights of prospecting � Application file to be sent to Mining Minister, DRIRE and Prefect � Put in competitive call for 1 month � Need 5 to 12 months to get the answer (rejected if no answer after more than 2 years) � Valid for 5 years at most, renewable twice at most (5 years max each time)
PRO-1 [P.E.R. : Geothermal research exclusive permit] Beginning of the application for a P.E.R . R1 : R1 APPENDIX 9 • Project, length of the permit D1 : Letter to the Mining • Name of the permit Minister + clarification • Location and perimeter of the area • Communes concerned R2 APPENDIX 9 D2 : Identification of the R2 : applicant Decree of the • Structure and organisation Realize 28 th July 1995 (Sections 2 & 3) • Status (K-Bis) with the support of the Regional Department for R3 R3 : APPENDIX 9 + CHAPTER 4 Industry, Research and Environment D3 : Technical memoir (DRIRE) • Justification of the perimeter Decree of the 28 th July 1995 the documents D1 to D6 • Technical section of the wells (Section 4) that constitute the application file R4 : APPENDIX 9 + CHAPTER 4 R4 D4 : Workings’ schedule • Workings’ schedule and incurring and incurring Decree 2006-648 (Section 17) • Technical abilities (resume, degrees, Decree of the 28 th July 1995 professionnal references, list of workings Decree of the 28 th July 1995 (Section 5) Project partner 1 done) (Sections 2 to 6) • Financial capabilities (the Balances and APPENDIX 9 R5 profit and loss accounts of the 3 last D5 : Cartography years, guarantees and surety, incurring, Decree of the 28 th July 1995 minimum amount dedicated to research) (Section 6) • Financial guarantee APPENDIX 9 + CHAPTER 4 • Agreement to the commitments D6 : Impacts report R6 Send the application file R5 : • 1/100 000 Deliver 2 Entire files • If Area < 50 km 2 : 1/20 000 and 1/25 000 � 1 E.F. to the Mining Minister, • If 50 km 2 < Area < 500 km 2 : 1/50 000 � 1 E.F. to the DRIRE, Comment : The maps must be signed and � [(4 L.F.) x Nb Prefect(s)] to the DRIRE, [4 x (Nb. of Prefect(s)) + 1] have to conserve itselves well. Lite files � and 1 L.F. to each Prefect R6 : Decree of the 28 th July 1995 (Section 9) E.F. : Entire file (constituted by documents D1 to D6) 5 to 12 months L.F. : Lite file (constituted by documents D7 : Possible comments from Keep up with the competitive call D1, D5 and D6) the DRIRE Receive and meet the comments D8 : Answers R7 : R7 Geothermal research Request rejected if no answer after more NO exclusive permit than 2 years. End of the project granted ? R8 : P.E.R valid 5 years at most YES P.E.R. renewable 2 times at most (of 5 years R8 D9 : Decree that grants the P.E.R. max.) Mining Code (Section 9 & 10) P.E.R. GRANTED N.B. : The total validity of a P.E.R. can not go past 15 years. PRO-2 Management of the P.E.R.
PRO-2 [Management of the P.E.R.] P.E.R. GRANTED [Valid 5 years at most] R1 Realize follow-up documents D 52 : Workings’ schedule Send it to the Prefect • Workings’ schedule : D 53 : Report of workings 1 time per year before the 31 st of December achieved • Report of workings achieved : 1 time per year at the beginning of the year Decree 2006-648 (Sections 43 and 44) Are there issue(s) Workings Analysis of the situation NO involving an amendment accomplished and results NO of the P.E.R. ? expected reached ? YES Project partner 1 YES YES NO Need to renounce the P.E.R. ? Apply for a concession D 54 : Request file for Request to extend D55 : Request file for Announce PRO-5 Concession renounciation extension • Realize the application file the P.E.R. Decree of the 28 th July the renounciation Decree of the 28 th July 1995 • Send the application file 1995 Chapter II Section 5 Chapter II Section 2 • Realize the application file to the P.E.R. • Send the application file • Realize the application file • Send the application file D56 : Request file for Ask for the amodiation amodiation Decree of the NO YES Concession granted ? 28 th July 1995 of the P.E.R. Chapter II Section 3 • Realize the application file • Send the application file End of the Exploitation Request R3 project allowed Request to merge D57 : Resquest file for NO granted ? fusion Decree of the 28 th July the P.E.R. 1995 Chapter II Section 4 • Realize the application file YES • Send the application file R1 : R2 : • Send the workings’ schedule of the • P.E.R. renewable 2 times at most. Ask for the R2 end of the current year in the month D58 : Request file for R2 (end) : • Request the prolongation 4 months before following the attribution of the P.E.R. • Each of the polongation is legal when lenghtening prolongation the end of the validity of the P.E.R. Decree of the 28 th July 1995 the applicant fulfiled the commitments • Prolongation of 5 years at most. of the P.E.R. Chapter II Section 1 and make the same level of incurring • The lite file is constituted by the request as the last agreement, depending on the R3 : and the cartography • Realize the application file validity lenght and the area requested. • Fusion of 2 or more P.E.R contiguous • Send the application file of the same validity
Exploration Workings Beginning Permit : � DOTEX in French � Request to get the right to drill a well � Application file to be sent to the Prefect � Need a public inquiry � Need 4 to 8 months to get the answer (rejected if no answer after more than 12 months)
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