Potential Application of Hydraulic Stimulation in the Geothermal Industry
- Conference
- New Zealand Geothermal Workshop
- Year
- 1998
- Session
- Reservoir Engineering
- Language
- English
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Abstract
Hydraulic fracturing has been employed to enhance the productivity of wellbores in both the petroleum and Hot Dry Rock (HDR) industries for a number of years. The geothermal industry is well positioned to benefit from the wealth of hydraulic fracture technologies. This will possibly reduce the number of wells required to exploit geothermal energy, and as a consequence, give thisgreen energy a competitive edge over the fossil energy.
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