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αφ ~ (αφ_crit – Basement Rock EGS as Extension of Reservoir Rock Flow Processes

Peter LEARY, Peter MALIN, Tero SAARNO and Ilmo KUKKONEN

Key words
EGS, fracture permeability, permeability stimulation, critical state systems
Conference
Stanford Geothermal Workshop
Year
2018
Session
Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Language
English
Paper number
Leary

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Abstract

Geological formation well-core sequences measured for porosity φ and permeability κ show a clear linear trend, logκ ~ αφ, when plotted as an ordered sequence in porosity. For porosity expressed as a fraction of rock volume, 0 less than φ less than 1, the observed proportionality constant α is of order 20 less than α

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