Annual Stanford Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering


Final Program. Last updated February 7, 2011.

MONDAY JANUARY 31 2011

7:30 am REGISTRATION/ CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


8:30 am SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION/OPENING
Chair: Kewen Li

(1) "An Overview of the US DOE Geothermal Program," Jay Nathwani

(2) "Smart Nanosensors for In-Situ Temperature Measurement in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs," Mohammed Alaskar, Morgan Ames, Chong Liu, Steve Connor, Roland Horne, Kewen Li, Yi Cui [Paper]

(3) "Investigation of Injection-Induced Seismicity Using a Coupled Fluid Flow and Rate/state Friction Model," Mark McClure and Roland Horne [Paper]

(4) "Analyzing Tracer Tests during Variable Flow Rate Injection and Production," Egill Juliusson and Roland N. Horne [Paper]


10:15 am COFFEE BREAK


10:45 am SESSION 2(A): MODELING 1
Chair: Abdurrahman Satman

(5) "Characterization of Fractures in Geothermal Reservoirs using Resistivity," Lilja Magnusdottir and Roland N. Horne [Paper]

(6) "Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications," P. Fu, S. M. Johnson, Y. Hao and C. R. Carrigan [Paper]

(7) "A Study of Numerical Simulations of Mixed-Mode Fracture Propagation in Rock," Kyoung Suk Min, K. Huang and Ahmad Ghassemi [Paper]

(8) "An Approach to Modeling Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic-Chemical Processes in Geothermal Systems," Jennifer Palguta, Colin F. Williams, Steven E. Ingebritsen, Stephen H. Hickman, and Eric Sonnenthal [Paper]


10:45 am SESSION 2(B): DIRECT USE
Chair: Tonya "Toni" Boyd

(9) "Development of Direct-Use Projects," John W. Lund [Paper]

(10) "Detailed Thermal Profiling and Inversion for Thermal Conductivities and Heat Fluxes in the Perth Metropolitan Hot Sedimentary Aquifer Play of Western Australia," Chris Botman, Franklin G. Horowitz, Paul Wilkes, and the WAGCoE Team [Paper]

(11) "The Thermal Spectrum of Low-Temperature Energy Use in the United States," Don Fox, Daniel Sutter, and Jefferson Tester [Paper]

(12) "Geothermal Deicing in a Mine Tunnel," Aniko Toth [Paper]


10:45 am SESSION 2(C): EGS 1
Chair: Jay Nathwani

(13) "Converting Geothermal Plays to Projects in Australia – A National Review," Goldstein, B., Bendall, B., Long, A. and Budd, A. [Paper]

(14) "3-D Visualization of a Fractured Geothermal Field: the Example of the EGS Soultz Site (Northern Upper Rhine Graben, France)," C. Dezayes, L. Beccaletto, G. Oliviero, P. Baillieux, L. Capar, E. Schill [Paper]

(15) "Fluid Diversion in an Open-Hole Slotted Liner – A First Step in Multiple Zone EGS Stimulation," Susan Petty, Laura Nofziger, Daniel Bour, Yini Nordin [Paper]

(16) "Multi-Disciplinary Prospection Approach for EGS Reservoirs in the German Variscian Basement," E. Schill, T. Kohl, J. Geiermann, C. Baujard, S. Koch, H. Deckert, G. Munoz, Y. Abdelfettah [Paper]


12:30 pm LUNCH


1:30 pm SESSION 3(A): MODELING 2
Chair: Karsten Pruess

(17) "Modeling of Flow and Transport in Enhanced Geothermal Systems," Dimitrios Karvounis, Patrick Jenny [Paper]

(18) "Coupled Wellbore and 3D Reservior Simulation of CO2 EGS," Alvin I. Remoroza, Behdad Moghtaderi, Elham Doroodchi [Paper]

(19) "3D Analysis of Huff and Puff and Injection Tests in Geothermal," M.R. Safari & A. Ghassemi [Paper]

(20) "Quaternions to Model Non-Isothermal Poroelastic Phenomena," Mario-César Suárez Arriaga and Fernando Samaniego Verduzco [Paper]


1:30 pm SESSION 3(B): LOW TEMPERATURE
Chair: John Lund

(21) "Reservoir Assessment of the Olfus-Bakki Low-Temperature Geothermal System, SW Iceland," Javier Gonzalez-Garcia, Gudni Axelsson, Gunnar Gunnarsson, and Einar Gunnlaugsson [Paper]

(22) "A Simple Tool for Designing and Assessing Thermal Groundwater Utilization," Joachim Poppei, Rainer Schwarz [Paper]

(23) "Improvements on the Thermal Response Test Evaluation Applying the Cylinder Source Theory," Ingo Sass and Clemens Lehr [Paper]

(24) "Effect of Water Injection on Reservoir Temperature during Power Generation in Oil Fields," Bin Gong, Hongbin Liang, Shouliang Xin, and Kewen Li [Paper]


1:30 pm SESSION 3(C): EGS 2
Chair: Christoph Clauser

(25) "The Role of a Stress Model in Stimulation Planning at the Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration Project," Trenton T. Cladouhos, Susan Petty, Owen Callahan, Will Osborn, Stephen Hickman and Nicholas Davatzes [Paper]

(26) "Microseismicity at Groß Schönebeck - a Case Review," Luca Urpi [Paper]

(27) "Induced Microseismic Activity During Recent Circulation Tests at the EGS Site of Soultz-sous-Forêts (France)," Cuenot Nicolas, Frogneux Michel, Dorbath Catherine, Calo' Marco [Paper]

(28) "Preliminary Investigation of an Aseismic 'Doughnut Hole' Region in the Northwest Geysers, California," Katie Boyle, Stephen Jarpe, Lawrence Hutchings, John Peterson, Ernest Majer [Paper]


3:15 pm COFFEE BREAK


3:45 pm SESSION 4(A): RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 1
Chair: John Pritchett

(29) "A Reexamination of USGS Volumetric 'Heat in Place' Method," Sabodh K. Garg and Jim Combs [Paper]

(30) "Sustainability of Geothermal Doublets," Abdurrahman Satman [Paper]

(31) "Towards a Best Practice Methodological Appraisal System for Deep Geothermal Energy Systems in Aquifers," W.A. van Leeuwen; C.N.P.J. Maaijwee and N.A. Buik [Paper]

(32) "Induced Stress in a Geothermal Doublet System," A. Hassanzadegan, G. Blöcher, G. Zimmermann, H. Milsch and I. Moeck [Paper]


3:45 pm SESSION 4(B): GEOCHEMISTRY 1
Chair: Joseph Moore

(33) "Gas Chemistry of the Hellisheiði Geothermal Field, SW-Iceland," Samuel Scott, Ingvi Gunnarsson, Andri Stefánsson, Stefán Arnórsson, Einar Gunnlaugsson [Paper]

(34) "Fluid Geochemistry at the Raft River Geothermal Field, Idaho: New Data and Hydrogeological Implications," Bridget Ayling, Philip Molling, Randy Nye and Joseph Moore [Paper]

(35) "Assessing the Geochemical Impact of Injection of Cooled Triassic Brines into the Dogger Aquifer (Paris Basin, France): A 2D Reactive Transport Modeling Study," C. Castillo, C. Kervévan, N. Jacquemet, V. Hamm, V. Bouchot, B. Sanjuan [Paper]

(36) "Geochemical Parameters as Precursors to Predict the Decline of Temperature in the Dogger Aquifer (Paris Basin, France)," C. Castillo, M. Azaroual, I. Ignatiadis, O. Goyénèche [Paper]


3:45 pm SESSION 4(C): EGS 3
Chair: Barry Goldstein

(37) "A Model for Thermophysical Properties of CO2-Brine Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures," Nicolas Spycher and Karsten Pruess [Paper]

(38) "Modeling Geochemical Processes in Enhanced Geothermal Systems with CO2 as Heat Transfer Fluid," John Apps and Karsten Pruess [Paper]

(39) "Impact of Fluid-Rock Interactions on Enhanced Geothermal Systems with CO2 as Heat Transmission Fluid ," Yuyu Wan, Tianfu Xu, and Karsten Pruess [Paper]

(40) "Laboratory Experimental Study of Heat Extraction From Porous Media by Means of CO2," Mario Magliocco, Timothy J. Kneafsey, Karsten Pruess, and Steven Glaser [Paper]


5:30 pm WINE AND CHEESE


TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2011

7:30 am REGISTRATION/ CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


8:30 am SESSION 5(A): MODELING 3
Chair: Sabodh Garg

(41) "Load History and Buckling of the Production Casing in a High Temperature Geothermal Well," Gunnar Skúlason Kaldal, Magnús Þ. Jónsson, Halldór Pálsson, Sigrún N. Karlsdóttir, Ingólfur Ö. Þorbjörnsson [Paper]

(42) "Estimation of the Formation Temperature from the Inlet and Outlet Mud Temperatures While Drilling Geothermal Formations," Sema Tekin and Serhat Akin [Paper]

(43) "A New Bilinear Flow Model for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs with Transient Interporosity Transfer," Alex R. Valdes-Perez, Hector Pulido, Heber Cinco-Ley, Guadalupe Galicia-Muñoz [Paper]

(44) "Geomodelling and Well Architecture, Key Issues to Sustainable Reservoir Development," Pierre Ungemach, Miklos Antics, Pierre Lalos, Olga Borozdina, Laura Foulquier, Maria Papachristou [Paper]


8:30 am SESSION 5(B): GEOCHEMISTRY 2
Chair: Kristie McLin

(45) "Thermophysical Properties of Pore-Confined Supercritical CO2 by Vibrating Tube Densimetry," Miroslaw S. Gruszkiewicz, David J. Wesolowski, and David R. Cole [Paper]

(46) "Mineral Precipitation in Geothermal Reservoir: the Study Case of Calcite in the Soultz-sous-Forêts Enhanced Geothermal System," Ronan L. Hébert, Béatrice Ledésert, Albert Genter, Danièle Bartier, Chrystel Dezayes [Paper]

(47) "Geochemical Modeling of Wells Discharging Excess Enthalpy by Mechanism of Phase Segregation in Mahanagdong, Leyte, Philippines," Erlindo C. Angcoy Jr. and Stefan Arnorsson [Paper]

(48) "Geochemistry of Fluids in New Wells of Kizildere Geothermal Field in Turkey," F.S Tut Haklidir, T. Akin, A. Güney, A. Alpagut Bükülmez [Paper]


8:30 am SESSION 5(C): EGS 4
Chair: Alexandra Long

(49) "Discrete Element Modeling of Rock Deformation, Fracture Network Development and Permeability Evolution Under Hydraulic Stimulation," Shouchun Deng, Robert Podgorney and Hai Huang [Paper]

(50) "Numerical Simulation of Reservoir Stimulation - A Variational Approach," Blaise Bourdin, Corrado Maurini, and Matthew Knepley [Paper]

(51) "Three-Dimensional Thermo-Poro-mechanical Modeling of Reservoir Stimulation and Induced Microseismicity in Geothermal Reservoir," Sang H. Lee and Ahmad Ghassemi [Paper]

(52) "Removal of Water for Carbon Dioxide-Based EGS Operation," Aleks D. Atrens, Hal Gurgenci, and Victor Rudolph [Paper]


10:15 am COFFEE BREAK


10:45 am SESSION 6(A): RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 2
Chair: Juliet Newson

(53) "Effect of CO2 Injection in Stimulation of Geopressured Geothermal Reservoir," Tatyana Plaksina, Christopher White, Jeffrey Nunn, Taylor Gray [Paper]

(54) "The Significance of CO2 Solubility in Geothermal Reservoirs," Sarah Pistone, Robert Stacey, Roland Horne [Paper]

(55) "Overview of the Wairakei-Tauhara Subsidence Investigation Program," K. Brockbank, C. Bromley and T. Glynn-Morris [Paper]

(56) "Sustainable Heat Farming of Geothermal Systems: a Case Study of Heat Extraction and Thermal Recovery in a Model EGS Fractured Reservoir," Daniel Sutter, Don B. Fox, Brian J. Anderson, Donald L. Koch, Philipp Rudolf von Rohr, and Jefferson W. Tester [Paper]


10:45 am SESSION 6(B): GEOSCIENCES
Chair: Colin Williams

(57) "Mapping Diffuse Seismicity Using Empirical Matched Field Processing Techniques," Jingbo Wang, Dennise C. Templeton, David B. Harris [Paper]

(58) "Geochemical Study on Hot Spring Water in Kotamobagu Geothermal Field, North Sulawesi, Indonesia," Riogilang, H., Itoi, R., Taguchi, S, Yamashiro, R., Yamashita, S., Masloman, H. [Paper]

(59) "Assessment of Low-Temperature Geothermal Resource of Hammam Faraun Hot Spring, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt," Mohamed Abdel Zaher, Jun Nishijima, Yasuhiro Fujimitsu and Sachio Ehara [Paper]

(60) "Exploration of a Potential Geothermal Resource, at Wahawa, Padiyatalawa Area in Sri Lanka," Atula Senaratne and Deepal Chandima [Paper]


10:45 am SESSION 6(C): EGS 5
Chair: Eva Schill

(61) "Stochastic Permeability Estimation for the Soultz-sous-Forêts EGS Reservoir," Christian Kosack, Christian Vogt, Gabriele Marquart, Christoph Clauser, Volker Rath [Paper]

(62) "A Three-Dimensional Stochastic Fracture Network Model for Geothermal Reservoir Stimulation," Xiaonan Wang, Ahmad Ghassemi [Paper]

(63) "Characterization of Rock Pore Features in Geothermal Systems Using Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)," Lawrence M. Anovitz, Gernot Rother, David R. Cole [Paper]

(64) "Probabilistic Analysis of Failure Risk in the Primary Geothermal Cycle," C. Fichter, G. Falcone, K. M. Reinicke, C. Teodoriu [Paper]


12:30 pm LUNCH


1:30 pm SESSION 7(A): RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 3
Chair: Serhat Akin

(65) "Geothermal Fluid Flow Monitoring by the Repeat Gravity Measurement at the Takigami Geothermal Field, Japan - Application of Hybrid Gravity Measurement by an Absolute Gravimeter (A10) and Relative Gravimeters (CG-3M and CG-5)," Daisuke Oka, Yasuhiro Fujimitsu, Jun Nishijima, Yoichi Fukuda and Makoto Taniguchi [Paper]

(66) "Studies and Implementation of Injector Well Conversion During Salak Field Operation ," Riza G. Pasikki, Jafar Maarif, Aristo Joeristanto, Frederick Libert, Nigel Kay [Paper]

(67) "Investigation of the Use of the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) for History Matching Pressure and Temperature Data from Geothermal Reservoirs," Omer Inanc Tureyen and Mustafa Onur [Paper]

(68) "Kizildere Short Term Flow Test: Impact of New Deep Wells," A. Güney, Füsun S. Tut Haklidir, T. Akin, A. Alpagut-Bukulmez [Paper]


1:30 pm SESSION 7(B): GEOPHYSICS 1
Chair: Bruce Julian

(69) "Reflection Imaging of EGS Reservoirs Using Microseimicity as a Source," H. Asanuma, K. Tamakawa, N. Soma H. Niitsuma, R. Baria, M. Haring [Paper]

(70) "Micro-Seismicity, Fault Structure, and Hydrologic Compartmentalization Within the Coso Geothermal Field, California," J. Ole Kaven, Stephen H. Hickman, Nicholas C. Davatzes [Paper]

(71) "Focal Depth and Mechanism Estimates Using Reflected Phases for a Microearthquake Swarm in the Deeper Part of Kakkonda Geothermal Reservoir, Japan," Mituhiko Sugihara

(72) "Seismic and Magneto-Telluric Imaging for Geothermal Exploration at Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico," Lianjie Huang and Michael Albrecht [Paper]


1:30 pm SESSION 7(C): GENERAL 1
Chair: Frank Horowitz

(73) "Fifty Years of Power Generation at The Geysers Geothermal Field, California - The Lessons Learned," Subir K. Sanyal and Steven Enedy [Paper]

(74) "Are Geothermal Energy Returns On Investment High Enough?," A.J. Mansure [Paper]

(75) "Updating the Classification of Geothermal Resources," Colin F. Williams, Marshall J. Reed and Arlene Anderson [Paper]

(76) "Investigation and Determination of the Geothermal Parameters of the Ground in Cyprus for the Exploitation of Geothermal Energy and the Impact of the Results in the Design of the Geothermal Systems," G. Partasides, A. Lizides, S. Kassinis , G. Florides, D. P. Pouloupatis, S. Kalogirou, V. Messaritis, I. Panayides, Z. Zomeni, E. Sophocleous and K. Koutsoumpas [Paper]


3:15 pm COFFEE BREAK


3:45 pm SESSION 8(A): FIELD STUDIES 1
Chair: Ken Williamson

(77) "Comparison of Three Tracer Tests at the Raft River Geothermal Site," Earl Mattson, Mitchell Plummer, Carl Palmer, Larry Hull, Samantha Miller, and Randy Nye [Paper]

(78) "Systems for Electrical Power from Coproduced and Low Temperature Geothermal Resources," Timothy Reinhardt, Lyle A. Johnson and Neil Popovich [Paper]

(79) "A New Look at Well-to-Well Correlations using Nonparametric, Nonlinear Regression," E. Didem Korkmaz Basel, Egill Juliusson and Roland N. Horne [Paper]

(80) "Characterisation of the Structural Control on Fluid Flow Paths in Fractured Granites," Joachim Place, Edouard le Garzic, Yves Géraud, Marc Diraison, Judith Sausse [Paper]


3:45 pm SESSION 8(B): GEOPHYSICS 2
Chair: Souheil Ezzedine

(81) "A Conceptual Model for Geothermal Energy Investigation with Emphasis on the Caribbean ," Indra Haraksingh and Randy KoonKoon [Paper]

(82) "Crustal Stress Heterogeneity in the Vicinity of Coso Geothermal Field, CA," Kelly Blake and Nicholas Davatzes [Paper]

(83) "Mapping Deep Structure in Geothermal Areas using Local and Regional Microearthquake Data," Bruce R. Julian and Gillian R. Foulger [Paper]

(84) "Steaming Ground Heat-Flux Assessment: Reducing Uncertainties," C.J. Bromley, S.M. van Manen, Warren Mannington [Paper]


5:30 pm DOE Geothermal Vision Study Plan (Room A)


6:30 pm RECEPTION AND BANQUET


8:00 pm ENTERTAINMENT


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2011

7:30 am REGISTRATION/ CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


8:30 am SESSION 9(A): MODELING 4
Chair: Omer Inanc Tureyen

(85) "Effect of Natural Convection Patterns on Optimal Location and Size of a Heat Sink in a Geothermal Reservoir," Y. Feng, M. Tyagi and C.D. White [Paper]

(86) "3D Geological Modelling Using New Leapfrog Geothermal Software," S. Alcaraz, R. Lane, K. Spragg, S. Milicich, F. Sepulveda and G. Bignall [Paper]

(87) "Hydraulic and Thermal Impact Modelling at the Scale of Geothermal Heating Doublets in the Paris Basin, France," Morgane Le Brun, Virginie Hamm, Simon Lopez, Pierre Ungemach, Miklos Antics, Jean Yves Ausseur, Elisabeth Cordier, Elodie Giuglaris, Patrick Goblet, Pierre Lalos [Paper]

(88) "Effect of Uncertainty of Geomechanical Properties, Fracture Orientations and In-Situ Stress Conditions on Fault Activation," Souheil M. Ezzedine, Joseph P. Morris, Lee G. Glascoe, Laura Chiaramonte, Tarabay H. Antoun, Walter W. McNab [Paper]


8:30 am SESSION 9(B): INJECTION
Chair: Peter Rose

(89) "Mastering Reinjection in the Hellisheidi Field, SW-Iceland: A Story of Successes and Failures," Gunnar Gunnarsson [Paper]

(90) "Reinjection into Liquid-Dominated Two-Phase Geothermal Systems," Eylem Kaya, Michael J. O’Sullivan and Kerin Brockbank [Paper]

(91) "Tracing Reinjected Water by Seismic Monitoring," Cemil Gurbuz, Umran Serpen, Tahir Ongur, Niyazi Aksoy and Cagri Dincer [Paper]

(92) "Scaling Prevention Experiments in the Hellisheiði Power Plant, Iceland," Bergur Sigfusson and Ingvi Gunnarsson [Paper]


8:30 am SESSION 9(C): EGS 6
Chair: Joseph Iovenitti

(93) "The Chemical Stability of Bauxite and Quartz Sand Proppants Under Geothermal Conditions," Daniel Brinton, Kristie McLin, Joseph Moore [Paper]

(94) "3D Structural Regional Model of the EGS Soultz Site (Northern Upper Rhine Graben, France): Insights and Perspectives," P. Baillieux, E. Schill, C. Dezayes [Paper]

(95) "Fracture Conductivity of a Bauxite-Propped Geothermal System at In-Situ Conditions," Trevor Stoddard, John McLennan, Joseph Moore [Paper]

(96) "Acidising Case Study – Kawerau Injection Wells," Yoong Wei Lim, Malcolm Grant, Kevin Brown, Christine Siega and Farrell Siega [Paper]


10:15 am COFFEE BREAK


10:45 am SESSION 10(A): RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 4
Chair: Tianfu Xu

(97) "Compositional Flow Simulations of Mixed CO2-Water Injection into Geothermal Reservoirs: Geothermal Energy Combined with CO2 Storage," Hamidreza Salimi, Remco Groenenberg, and Karl-Heinz Wolf [Paper]

(98) "Fractures Interpreted from Acoustic Formation Imaging Technology: Correlation to Permeability," K. McLean and D. McNamara [Paper]

(99) "Development of the Optimum Numerical Reservoir Model of the Takigami Geothermal Field, Oita, Japan," Saeid Jalilinasrabady, Ryuichi Itoi, Hiroki Gotoh, Toshiaki Tanaka [Paper]


10:45 am SESSION 10(B): WELLS
Chair: Jared Potter

(100) "Gravel Pack Maintenance and Stimulation by Air Lifting," Per-Gunnar Alm [Paper]

(101) "Improve Reserves Estimation Using Interporosity Skin in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs," Héctor Pulido, Guadalupe Galicia-Munoz, Alex R. Valdes, Felipe Díaz-Garcia [Paper]

(102) "Analysis of Complex Reservoir Geometries and Completion Using Dynamical Characterization," Héctor Pulido, Guadalupe Galicia-Munoz, Alex R. Valdes, Felipe Díaz-Garcia [Paper]


10:45 am SESSION 10(C): GENERAL 2
Chair: B. Mack Kennedy

(103) "Australian Geothermal Research Activity," Alexandra Long, Anthony Budd, Hal Gurgenci, Martin Hand, Cameron Huddlestone-Holmes, Peter Leary, Peter Malin, Behdad Moghtaderi, Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, Mike Sandiford, Rachel Webster [Paper]

(104) "Great Expectations for Geothermal Energy to 2100," Goldstein, B.A., Hiriart, G., Tester, J.,. B., Bertani, R., Bromley, Gutierrez-Negrin, L.,C.J Huenges, E., H, Ragnarsson, A., Mongillo, M.A. Muraoka, and V. I. Zui [Paper]

(105) "Geothermal Resource Risk in Indonesia - a Statistical Inquiry," Subir K. Sanyal, James W. Morrow, Migara S. Jayawardena, Noureddine Berrah, Shawna Fei Li, and Suryadarma [Paper]

(106) "Prospects of GHP and EGS Development in China," Keyan Zheng and Fang He [Paper]


12:30 pm LUNCH


1:30 pm SESSION 11(A): TRACERS 1
Chair: Jeff Tester

(107) "Quantum Dots as Tracers in Geothermal and EGS Reservoirs," Peter Rose, David Riasetto, Jacqueline Siy, Michael Bartl, Paul Reimus, Michael Mella, Kevin Leecaster, and Susan Petty [Paper]

(108) "A Reactive Tracer Analysis Method for Monitoring Thermal Drawdown in Geothermal Reservoirs," Mitchell A. Plummer, Carl D. Palmer, Earl D. Mattson, Laurence C. Hull [Paper]

(109) "Laboratory Testing and Modeling to Evaluate Perfluorocarbon Compounds as Tracers in Geothermal Systems," Paul W. Reimus, Thomas Watson, Vince Vermeul, Dennis Newell, and Mark Williams [Paper]

(110) "Uncertainty Quantification of THMC Processes in Fractured Media for Systems Modeling," Souheil M. Ezzedine, Ilya N. Lomov, Lee G. Glascoe, Tarabay H. Antoun [Paper]


1:30 pm SESSION 11(B): EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
Chair: Joel Renner

(111) "Subsystem Design and Validation for Optical Sensors for Monitoring Enhanced Geothermal Systems," William Challener, Aaron Knobloch, Mahesh Ajgoankar, Pramod Chamarthy, Hua Xia, Roger Jones, Russell Craddock, Li Zhao, Peter Kinnell, Trevor W. MacDougall, Paul Sanders [Paper]

(112) "A Comprehensive Review of Past and Present Drilling Methods with Application to Deep Geothermal Environment," Catalin Teodoriu, Christophe Cheuffa [Paper]

(113) "Ultrasonic and Electromagnetic Sensors for Downhole Reservoir Characterization," K. Wang, H. T. Chien, S. L. Liao, N. Gopalsami, S. Bakhtiari, A. C. Rapits, and S. H. Sheen [Paper]

(114) "Deep Geothermal Well Completions: a Review of Downhole Problems and Specialized Technology Needs," Rivenbark, Mark, Themig, Dan, Radtke, Cameron, Elliott, Rod, Hindle, Dean and Clyne, Iain [Paper]


1:30 pm SESSION 11(C): EGS 7
Chair: Susan Lutz

(115) "The Thermofacies Concept," Ingo Sass and Annette E. Götz [Paper]

(116) "Geology and Hydrothermal Alteration of the Raft River Geothermal System, Idaho," Clay Jones, Joseph Moore, William Teplow, Seth Craig [Paper]

(117) "Geochemical Modeling of Water-Rock-Proppant Interactions," Kristie McLin, Daniel Brinton, and Joseph Moore [Paper]

(118) "Geochemistry Change During Circulation Test of EGS System," Norio Yanagisawa, Isao Matsunaga, Yung Ngothai, Doone Wyborn [Paper]


3:15 pm COFFEE BREAK


3:45 pm SESSION 12(A): PRODUCTION
Chair: Gioia Falcone

(119) "Simulation of Two-Phase Flow in Geothermal Pipes using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics," Heimir Hjartarson, Magnus Þ. Jonsson and Halldor Palsson [Paper]

(120) "A Methodology for Geothermal Pipeline Route Selection Based on Genetic Algorithms and Distance Transforms," Sigurjón Kjærnested, Magnús Þór Jónsson, Halldor Palsson [Paper]

(121) "Conception for Deployment of Small Scale Binary Power Plants in Remote Geothermal Areas of Indonesia," Huenges E., K. Erbas, M. Jaya, and S. Frick [Paper]

(122) "Injection of H2S from Hellisheiði Power Plant, Iceland," Ingvi Gunnarsson, Bergur Sigfússon, Andri Stefánsson, Stefán Arnórsson, Samuel Warren Scott and Einar Gunnlaugsson [Paper]


3:45 pm SESSION 12(C): FIELD STUDIES 2
Chair: Roland Horne

(123) "Geothermal Resources in the Pacific Islands: Potential for Power Generation to Benefit Indigenous Communities," Alex McCoy-West, Sarah Milicich, Tony Robinson, Greg Bignall, Colin Harvey [Paper]

(124) "DOE Real-Time Seismic Monitoring at Enhanced Geothermal System Sites," Jay Nathwani, Ernest Majer, Katie Boyle, Don Rock, John Peterson, Stephen Jarpe [Paper]

(125) "Temporal Analysis of Visible-Thermal Infrared Band and Magnetotelluric Method to Simulate a Geothermal Sitting at Mt. Ciremai, West Java, Indonesia," Prihadi Sumintadireja, Asep Saepuloh, Diky Irawan, Lucky Junursyah [Paper]

(126) "Effects of Subsurface Topography and Hydrogeology on Gunung Talang Hot Water Systems, Sumatra, Indonesia: an Analysis Based on Gravity Data," Alanda Idral [Paper]


SESSION 13: Publication Only
Chair: -

(127) "A Note About Heat Exchange Areas as a Target Parameter for SWIW Tracer Tests," Iulia Ghergut, Horst Behrens, Friedrich Maier, Shyamal Karmakar, Martin Sauter [Paper]

(129) "Distribution of Arsenic in Geothermal Waters, Sabalan Geothermal Fields," Haeri, A., Strelbitskaya, S., Ashayeri, A., Porkhial S. [Paper]

(131) "Reservoir Response to 28 Years of Production at Olkaria I - Kenya," Cornel Ofwona [Paper]

(132) "Behavior of the Geothermal Reservoir at the Miravalles Geothermal Field During 1994-2010," Paul Moya, Federico Nietzen, Sergio Castro and Waldo Taylor [Paper]

(133) "Thermodynamic Analysis of Cycles of the Cascade Heat Pump Plant," Аndriy Redko [Paper]

(135) "Silica Powders Production from Hydrothermal Solutions," Potapov V.V., Gorbach V.A., Tatarinov S.A., Portnyaguin V.N., Kashutina I.A. [Paper]

(136) "Silica Extraction and Cleaning from the Solution of Geothermal Heat-Carrier," Belova T.P. [Paper]

(137) "Designing Thermal-Physical, Power and Economic Parameters of Development of Near-Surface Geothermal Deposits," E.I. Boguslavsky, A.I. Mikheyev [Paper]

(138) "Directional Wells at the Pailas Geothermal Field, Supporting Geological and Structural Data for the Geothermal Model," Hakanson, Edward Charles; Mora Protti, Oscar; Galvez Orellana, Maria; Rojas Barrantes, Martín [Paper]

(139) "Statistical Analysis of Direct Subsoil Temperature Data Obtained at and Around the Las Pailas Geothermal Project and in Rincón De La Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica," Hakanson, Edward Charles [Paper]

(141) "Increasing Borehole Logging Efficiency at the Pailas Geothermal Field - A Recently Designed Electronic Well Log Data Sheet Using Microsoft Excel," Hakanson, Edward Charles [Paper]

(142) "Reservoir Modeling of the Northern Vapor-Dominated Two-Phase Zone of the Wayang Windu Geothermal Field, Java, Indonesia," Mulyadi, Ali Ashat [Paper]

(143) "Numerical Modeling of Artificial Hydro-Fractures in Hot Dry Rock Reservoirs by Using Displacement Discontinuty Method," Mahmoud Behnia, Kamran Goshtasbi, Aliakbar Golshani, Mohammad Fatehi Marji [Paper]

(144) "Advanced Electromagnetic MWD Telemetry and PDM Systems Improve Drilling Performance in a California Geothermal Well," Dennis Lovett, Rafael Hernández, Lyndon Chandarjit and Patrick Sullivan [Paper]

(145) "The Feasibility to Generate Electricity Using Geothermal Resources in Daxing County of Beijing," Xiuhua Zheng, Hongyu Ye, Limeng Du, Xuanpeng Liu [Paper]

(146) "3D Temperature Model of the Hengill Geothermal Area (Iceland) Revealed from Electromagnetic Data," Viacheslav V. Spichak, Olga K. Zakharova and Alexandra G. Goidina [Paper]

(147) "Recovery of the Thermal Equilibrium in Deep and Super Deep Wells: Utilization of Measurements While Drilling Data," Izzy Kutasov and Lev Eppelbaum [Paper]