Performance Testing the Phase II HDR Reservoir
- Key words
- Hot Dry Rock; USA; New Mexico; Fenton Hill; Long Term Flow Test; Reservoir; Production; Power Plant Design; Instrumentation; Flow Diagram
- Location
- Fenton Hill, New Mexico; Valles Caldera, New Mexico
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1991
- Session
- HDR/EGS; Well testing; Power plant design and operation; Cir
- Language
- English
Abstract
The geothermal energy program at Los Alamos National Laboratory is directed toward developing the Hot Dry Rock (HDR) technology as an alternate energy source. Positive results have been obtained in previous circulation tests of HDR reservoir at the Laboratory's test site in Fenton Hill, New Mexico. There still remains however, the need to demonstrate that adequate geothermal energy can be extracted in an efficient manner to support commercial power production. This year, the Laboratory will begin a circulation test of its Phase II reservoir. The objectives of this test are to characterize steady state power production and long term reservoir performance.
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