| Effects of Slim Holes on Hydrothermal Exploration Costs |
Entingh, Daniel; Petty, Susan |
Exploration; Slimholes; Computer modeling; Economics |
Exploration; Economics; Drilling; Cost; Risk; Drilling; Slim Hole; Model; IM-GEO-Computer Model |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| Economic Factors in Future Development of the Pebble Creek Geothermal Resource, B.C., Canada |
Nevin, Andrew E. |
Economics; Exploration; Geological surveys; Geophysical surv |
Exploration; Economics; Regulatory; Canada; British Columbia; Geology; Heat Sources; Permeability; Geophysics; Resistivity; Geochemistry; Thermal Anomaly; Temperature Gradient; RFP; IPP; Avoided Cost; Externalities; Pebble Creek Prospect; Meager Creek Pro |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| Geothermal Prospects in British Columbia: Resource, Market and Regulatory Aspects |
Ghomshei, M. M.; Sadlier Brown, T. L.; MacRae, J. M. |
Exploration; Economics; Energy markets; Low temperature rese |
Canada; British Columbia; High Temperature; Low Temperature; Geological Setting; Resource Assessment; Silica; Regulatory; Geothermal Resources Act; Drilling; Production; Regulations; Alberta; Garibaldi; Pemberton; Volcanic Belt; Mt Meager; B. C. Hydro |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| The Hawaii Scientific Observation Hole (SOH) Program: Summary of Activities |
Olson, Harry J.; Deymonaz, John E. |
Operations management; Environmental aspects; Noise pollutio |
Drilling; Exploration; Hawaii; Diamond Core Drilling; Rotary Drilling; Slim Holes; Assessment Drilling; Noise Mitigation; Noise Monitoring; Temperature Surveys; Drilling Costs; Kilauea East Rift Zone |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| Development and Use of a Return Line Flowmeter for Lost Circulation Diagnosis in Geothermal Drilling |
Glowka, D. A.; Schafer, D. M.; Scott, D. D.; Wernig, M. D.; Wright, E. K. |
Drilling; Flowmeters; Lost circulation; Equipment design |
Drilling; Flow Meter; Lost Circulation; Rolling Float meter; Mud Costs; Design; Operations; Laboratory Testing; Field Testing; Calibrations; Diagnosis; Mud Flow; Mud Pumps; Delta Flow Measurements; Delta Flow Rate Monitoring |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| Iron Removal Technologies of Geothermal Water |
Jing-yu Zhang; Yue Jiang |
Scaling; Iron; Clarification |
Brine Technology; Direct Use; Scaling; Precipitation; Filters; Granular Site; Filtering Films; Iron Removal; Metallic Manganese Sand |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| The Present State of Geothermal Direct-Use in Japan -- 1992 |
Sekioka, Mitsuru |
Direct use; Geothermal overviews |
Direct Use; Japan; Space Heating; Agriculture; Snow Melting; Spas-Pools; Installed Thermal Power; Thermal Energy Used; Oil Savings |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| Analysis of the Results from the Downhole Coaxial Heat Exchanger (DCHE) Experiment in Hawaii |
Morita, Koji; Bollmeier, Warren S., II; Mizogami, Husanobu |
Direct use; Downhole heat exchangers; Equipment design; Well |
Downhole Exchanger; Hawaii; PICHTR; ENAA; Moderate Temperature; Heat Exchangers; Insulation; Thermal Conductivity; Coaxial |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| An Experiment to Prove the Concept of the Downhole Coaxial Heat Exchanger (DCHE) in Hawaii |
Morita, Koji; Bollmeier, Warren S., II; Mizogami, Husanobu |
Direct use; Downhole heat exchangers; Equipment design |
Hawaii; Moderate Temperature; Coaxial; PICHTR; ENAA; In Situ Heat Transfer; Thermal Conductivity; Downhole Heat Exchanger |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| Geothermal Spas in Czechoslovakia |
Lund, John W. |
Direct use; Balneology; Thermal springs |
Direct Use; Spas; Czechoslovakia; Agriculture; Space Heating; Piestany Spa; Karlsbad Spa; Balneology |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1992 |
English |
| Development Response of the Moana Geothermal System, Reno, Nevada |
Jacobson, Elizabeth; Johnston, Jeff |
Hydrogeology; Exploration; Low temperature reservoirs; Geoch |
Reservoir Engineering; Hydraulic Surveys; USA; Nevada; Washoe; Moana; Moderate Temperature Reservoir; Direct Use; Fault Zone; Reservoir Models; Geochemical Surveys |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| Determination of the Minimum Horizontal Principal Stress from Pressure Decay After Breakdown in Hydraulic Fracturing |
Ito, Takatoshi; Hayashi, Kazuo |
Stress fields; Hydraulic fracturing |
Reservoir Engineering; Japan; Pressure Decline; Reservoir Models; Injection Tests; Struddle Packers; Laboratory Testing |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| Development of an Automatic and Objective Method for Evaluating Hydraulic Properties of Formations in a Depth |
Hayashi, Kazuo; Niiyama, Kenji; Ito, Takatoshi; Abe, Hiroyuki |
Well testing; HDR/EGS; Fluid dynamics |
Reservoir Engineering; Well Tests; Hot Dry Rock; Japan; Higashihachimantai; Pressure Decline; Instrumentation; Test Configuration; Reservoir Evaluation; Straddle Packer; Pressure Pulse Test |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| Applicability of Geothermal Inflow Performance and Quadratic Drawdown Relationships to Wellbore Output Curve Prediction |
Gunn, Calum; Freeston, Derek |
Reservoir modeling; Well testing |
Reservoir Engineering; New Zealand; Broadlands; Reservoir Models; Simulation; Drawdowns; Reservoir Pressure; Wellbore Simulators; Deliverability; Output |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| Imaging of Reservoirs and Fracture Systems Using Microearthquakes Induced by Hydraulic Injections |
Fehler, Michael; House, Leigh; Phillips, W. Scott; Block, Lisa; Cheng, C. H. |
HDR/EGS; Hydraulic fracturing; Reservoir modeling; Microseis |
Hot Dry Rock; Reservoir Engineering; Reservoir Model; Thermal Drawdown; Seismicity; Tomography; S Wave; Geophysical Surveys; Waveforms |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| The Application of Halogenated Alkanes as Vapor-Phase Tracers: A Field Test in The Southeast Geysers |
Adams, Michael C.; Beall, Joseph J.; Enedy, Steven L.; Hirtz, Paul |
Well testing; Tracer testing |
Reservoir Engineering; USA; California; Sonoma; Geysers; Breakthrough; Well Tests; Temperature Sensitive Tracer; Injection Test; Reservoir Pressure; Decay Rates |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| Promoting Greater Use of Geothermal Energy in the U.S. |
Wright, Phillip Michael |
Public outreach; Laws and regulations; Environmental aspects |
Resource Base; Legal; Environmental; USA; Utilities; Federal Geothermal Laws; Political Aspects |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| The Role of a Technical Advisory Committee in the Permitting of a Geothermal Power Plant in the Long Valley Caldera |
Lyster, Daniel L. |
Laws and regulations; Permitting |
Regulatory; Exploration; Production; USA; California; Mono; Long Valley KGRA; Geological Surveys; Geophysical Surveys; USGS; USFS; Case Studies; Propriety in Formation; State Laws; Environmental; Resource Assessment |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| Public Information in Hawaii |
Lesperance, Gerald O. |
Public outreach; Social aspects |
USA; Hawaii; Public Relations |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |
| Including Diverse Interests in Resource Planning in Oregon: A Case History |
Kirkpatrick, Margaret |
Laws and regulatons; Environmental aspects; Economic geology |
Regulatory; Environmental; USA; Oregon; DOGAMI; BLM; Mining; Political Aspects |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1991 |
English |