The Results of Nedo's Development of Geothermal Reservoir Evaluation Technology " Program.

Abstract

In order to promote the development of geothermal energy resources, it is important to understand how to estimate reservoir capacity and to alleviate the risks associated with each proposed development project. It is furthermore essential to estimate the generation capacity of the reservoir prior to full scale committment so that the power plant design may be formurated. Since FY 1984, the New Energy Development Organization (NEDO) has been developing the technolgy for geothermal reservoir evaluation. NEDO completed Phase I of this program in FY 1987, and undertook Phase II beggining in FY 1988; the purpose of the new effort is to devise techniques to deal with more complex reservoirs. The results of the Phase I studies will be published during FY 1988.