IADC Geothermal Committee
Mission Statement
The Geothermal Committee aims to enhance the pivotal role of the drilling industry in expediting geothermal energy development by utilizing its vast experience. Serving as a forum and bridge for industry practitioners, it seeks to ensure a safe, sustainable, and efficient model of well construction for the geothermal sector to provide renewable, stable, and affordable energy anywhere in the world.
Officers
Chairman
Scott Farmer, Helmerich & Payne Inc.
Vice Chairman
Shaun Toralde, Weatherford
Staff Liaison
Lars Nydahl Jorgensen, IADC
Join the Committee
Please contact the IADC Geothermal Committee.
Meetings are open to IADC members.
All Committees
Looking for a different IADC Committee?
Committee Structure
A member appointed by the Chairman of IADC will chair the IADC Geothermal Committee. The Committee Chairman may at his discretion appoint a reasonable number of Committee Vice-Chairmen to oversee specific disciplines or issues (e.g., onshore/offshore safety issues, environmental practices, specific regulatory issues, etc.)
General meetings are open to participants from all categories of IADC membership. The Chairman may invite non-members to attend when it furthers the interests of the Committee. At the discretion of the Chairman and IADC staff, the meeting or portions of the meeting may be exclusively reserved for drilling contractor members. Meetings will be held at such times and locations as may be selected by the Chairman with the advice of the Committee.
IADC Committee activities are governed by IADC’s Antitrust Policy and Guidelines. IADC Technical Committee meetings are not open to the Press.
Meeting Minutes
| Date | Function | Location |
| 26 June 2025 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 27 March 2025 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Hybrid Meeting |
| 23 January 2025 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 3 December 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 8 November 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 8 October 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 10 September 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 13 August 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 16 July 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 11 June 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 14 May 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 9 April 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 12 March 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 13 February 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 9 January 2024 | Geothermal Committee Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
Meeting Schedule
| Date | Function | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 January 2025 | Committee Meeting | Virtual |
| 27 March 2025 | Committee Meeting | Hilton Vienna Park & Virtual Hybrid |
| 26 June 2025 | Committee Meeting | Virtual |
| 2 October 2025 | Committee Meeting | Hilton Reykjavik Nordica & Virtual Hybrid |
Committee Meetings Policy
General meetings are open to participants from all categories of IADC membership. The Chairman may invite non-members to attend when it furthers the interests of the Committee. At the discretion of the Chairman and IADC staff, the meeting or portions of the meeting may be exclusively reserved for drilling contractor members. Meetings will be held at such times and locations as may be selected by the Chairman with the advice of the Committee.
All dates and times are subject to change.
Resources & Links
This page contains lists of all available resources, documents, videos for the Geothermal Committee. These may include best practices, guidelines, and/or special reports, as well as documents on topics such as onshore/offshore safety issues, environmental practices, specific regulatory issues and more. Also included is a section for links to useful websites.
| RESOURCE | RESOURCE LINK / FILE |
| IADC Geothermal Well Classification |
Committee Initiatives
The primary initiative of the committee is to create the IADC Geothermal Well Drilling Guideline. The Guideline is prefaced with the IADC Geothermal Well Classification, which will be used as a framework to the Guideline. The Guideline will be developed by several working groups in parallel, relying on the contributions of the Committee Members.
WELL CLASSIFICATION WORK GROUP
Leader – Scott Farmer, H&P
Develop and maintain the IADC Geothermal Well Classification, and further related tools such as the IADC Geothermal Well Risk Index.
WELL CONTROL WORK GROUP
Leader – Toney Deer, Well Control School
Develop and maintain the Well Control section of the Guideline.
WELL DESIGN WORK GROUP
Leaders – Alexander Heger, OMV, and Scott Farmer, H&P
Develop and maintain the Well Design section of the Guideline.
RIG & EQUIPMENT WORK GROUP
Leaders – Bruce Gatherer, Iceland Drilling, and Andreas Karkossa, H&P
Develop and maintain the Rig & Equipment section of the Guideline.
DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES WORK GROUP
Leader – Alex Vetsak, Eavor Technologies
Develop and maintain the Drilling Technologies section of the Guideline.