Glossaire :Well [...] Wind energy

Well (see the French definition )

A hole for subsoil drilling which is necessary for oil exploration and mining.

Well doublet (see the French definition )

A geothermal energy technique. A well doublet involves a pumping well that uses underground warm water. The water cannot then be returned to nature, so it is reinjected into the subsoil by a reinjection well.

Well log (see the French definition )

Well logs are the physical measurements carried out in drilling wells. They record the characteristics of the rocks that have been drilled through and the liquids that may cover them.

Wellhead (see the French definition )

A kind of large metal block covered with valves that is located at the top of drilled wells. The wellhead valves are used to control the effluents.

Wind energy (see the French definition )

This is energy that is derived from wind power.