Iceland Deep Drilling Project
Project Acronym: IDDP | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5029
The main purpose of the IDDP project was to find out if it is economically feasible to extract energy and chemicals out of hydrothermal systems at supercritical conditions. To study the supercritical hydrous fluid, an advanced drilling technology needed to be applied and a novel fluid handling and evaluation system was designed.
The findings of IDDP-1 inspired the idea of controlled drilling into the magma and sampling, as planned by KMT.
Keywords: Europe, Iceland, Geothermy, Native Hydrogen, Natural Resources, Rifting, Supercritical Fluids, Thermal Regimes
Cores are stored at Iceland GeoSurvey
Project Management
Project Details IDDP-2
Project Details IDDP
Project Location
Project Timeline
Drilling IDDP-2
19 September 2016 - 20 January 2017
Workshop IDDP-2 Held
3 - 5 September 2012 in Svartsengi, Iceland
Workshop Proposal IDDP-2 Approved
Drilling IDDP-1
19 June 2008 - 8 July 2009
Full Proposal IDDP-1 Approved
First Full Proposal Submitted
Workshop 2 Held
11 - 17 October 2002 in Nesjavellir, Iceland
Workshop 1 Held
17 - 19 March 2002 in Nesjavellir, Iceland
Workshop Proposal IDDP-1 Approved
ICDP workshop: "Startup Meeting"
22 - 27 June 2001 in Reykjavik, Iceland
Preliminary Proposal Submitted
Founding of IDDP
IDDP was founded by a consortium of three Icelandic energy companies and the National Energy Authority of Iceland.