On the island Montserrat in the Caribbean three exploration wells were drilled in the year 2014 and 2016, with a financial support from UK's Department for International Development (DFID) in UK. The results were promising, revealing temperature exceeding 200° Celsius at a depth of 1800 meters, but the permeability could have been better. A flow test indicated an estimated output of under 3 MWe, which was considered below expectation.

Iceland Drilling Company successfully completed these wells under an integrated contract. This approach requires that the drilling contractor handle all related drilling services and provide all material needed, such as casing, drilling fluid and cement.

Progress towards construction of a power plant has since then been delayed.

Here to the right you click on the photos to see the photos in better quality from the drilling operations.