GEOTREF : A Multidisciplinary Innovation And Demonstration Platform For The Exploration And Development Of High Geothermal Energy In Fractured Reservoirs

Abstract

Geotref is a project aimed at improving the understanding of fractured geothermal reservoirs functioning. “geological risk” will to be reduced, on the one hand, by optimizing exploration costs, by providing a geological reservoir model; On the other hand a sustainable exploitation of the reservoir must be guaranteed during the production phase, by providing a dynamic exchanger model. Geotref is an innovative and complete tool, committed to excellence, and fostering industrial development; It therefore is supported by the french state through the “investments for the future” financing program. The project was split into two phases: 1. Research & development, 2. Experimentation & demonstration. It brings together three french private companies (Teranov, kidova and magnitude) And nine french world-renowned laboratories which are either research organizations or universities (Mines paristech, ens paris, geoazur, georessources, imft, ipgs, lhyges, ua, and gec).