| Incorporating Complex Three-Dimensional Fracture Networks into Geothermal Reservoir Simulation |
Kalinina, Elena; McKenna, Sean A.; Klise, Katherine A.; Hadgu, Teklu; Lowry, Thomas Stephen |
Reservoir modeling; Fractures; HDR/EGS |
Geothermal; reservoir simulation; EGS; system dynamics; heat transport; fracture network; anisotropic permeability; Fractured Continuum Model (FCM); geostatistical simulations |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Upgrading of Aperture Model Based on Surface Geometry of Natural Fracture for Evaluating Channeling Flow |
Ishibashi, Takuya; Watanabe, Noriaki; Hirano, Nobuo; Okamoto, Atsushi; Tsuchiya, Noriyoshi |
Fractures; Fluid dynamics; Permeability |
Rock fracture; channeling flow; scale dependency; heterogeneous aperture distribution; preferential flow path; confining pressure |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Ogachi EGS Reservoir Analysis |
Kaieda, Hideshi |
HDR/EGS; Well testing; Flow testing; Tracer testing; Microse |
EGS; Ogachi; hydraulic stimulation; AE observation; permeability; tracer test |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Kinetics of Colloidal Silica Gelation at EGS Conditions and Implications for Reservoir Modification |
Hunt, Jonathan; Ezzedine, Souheil; Bourcier, William; Roberts, Sarah |
Silica gels; HDR/EGS; Diverting agents; Fractures |
Silica; blocking agents; reservoir engineering; EGS; gel; viscosity |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Modeling 3D Thermal Fracturing Using Virtual Multidimensional Internal Bonds |
Huang, K.; Ghassemi, A. |
Fractures; Hydraulic fracturing; Thermal stimulation; Thermo |
Thermal stress; thermal fracturing; VMIB; 3D element partition method; fracture propagation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Hydraulic Fracturing Scenarios for Low Temperature EGS Heat Generation from the Precambrian Basement in Northern Alberta |
Hofmann, Hannes; Babadagli, Tayfun; Zimmermann, Gunter |
HDR/EGS; Reservoir modeling; Hydraulic fracturing |
Hydraulic fracturing; enhanced geothermal systems; sensitivity analysis; Athabasca oil sands; granite; hot-dry-rocks; hot water generation; reservoir simulation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Thermal Shock-Resistant Cement |
Gill, Simerjeet K.; Pyatina, Tatiana; Sugama, Toshifumi |
Cementing; Durability testing |
Calcium aluminum refractory cement; fly ash; thermal shock resistance; enhanced geothermal systems; Portland cement; sodalite |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Numerical Studies of Coupled Flow and Heat Transfer Processes in Hydraulically Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs |
Yue Hao; Pengcheng Fu; Johnson, Scott M.; Carrigan, Charles R. |
HDR/EGS; Reservoir modeling; Fluid dynamics; Thermodynamics; |
Fluid flow; heat transfer; fractured rocks; numerical modeling; hydraulic stimulation; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| An Innovative Stimulation Technology for Permeability Enhancement in Enhanced Geothermal System--Fully Coupled Thermo-Poroelastic Numerical Approach |
Gholizadeh Doonechaly, Nima; Rahman, Sheik S.; Kotousov, Andrei |
HDR/EGS; Fractures; Reservoir modeling |
Geothermal reservoir development; roughness induced shear displacement; hydraulic stimulation; thermal stress induced permeability enhancement; fluid flow simulation in discrete fracture networks |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Modeling Responses of Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoir to Low-Pressure Stimulation |
Pengcheng Fu; Carrigan, Charles R. |
Hydroshearing; HDR/EGS; Fractures; Reservoir modeling |
Hydraulic fracturing; hydraulic shearing; reservoir stimulation; reservoir modeling; discrete fracture network |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Impact of Uncertainty on Thermal and Chemical Tracers for EGS Characterization: A Framework for Thermo-Chemical Smart Tracers |
Ezzedine, Souheil; Bourcier, William; Glascoe, Lee; Ryerson, Fredrick; Antoun, Tarabay; Roberts, Jeffery |
Tracer testing; HDR/EGS |
Flow; heat transfer; tracers; stochastic model; discrete fracture network; EGS; Monte Carlo simulations |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| CO2-Based Geothermal Energy at the St. Johns Dome--A Status Report |
Eastman, Alan D.; Muir, Mark P. |
Carbon dioxide sequestration; HDR/EGS; Exploration; Seismici |
Carbon dioxide; CO2; EGS; St. Johns; Arizona; GreenFire; Kinder Morgan |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Enhancing the Sustainability of EGS Using Colloidal Silica Gel |
Ezzedine, Souheil; Bourcier, William; Hunt, Jonathan; Roberts, Sarah; Roberts, Jeffery |
HDR/EGS; Silica gels; Fractures; Proppants; Fluid dynamics |
Sustainability; EGS; silica gel; numerical modeling; flow; transport; heat |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| A 300°C Directional Drilling System for EGS Well Installation |
Dick, Aaron; Otto, Mike; Taylor, Kyle; Macpherson, John |
Directional drilling; HDR/EGS; High temperature reservoirs; |
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Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center Upgrade Project--An Interactive Approach to Geothermal Outreach and Education at The Geysers |
Dobson, Patrick F.; Matthews Seperas, Danielle; Walters, Mark; Howarth, Chuck; Moulton, Scott |
Public outreach |
The Geysers; sustainable energy; community outreach; Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS); induced seismicity |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| A New T-H-M-C Model Development for Discrete-Fracture EGS Studies |
Danko, George; Bahrami, Davood |
Numerical modeling; Fluid dynamics; Fractures; HDR/EGS |
Geothermal; EGS reservoir modeling; discrete-fracture; numerical modeling; coupled modeling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Integrated, Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs: Adaptable, Multi-Stage, Sustainable, Energy-Recovery Strategies that Reduce Carbon Intensity and Environmental Risk |
Buscheck, Thomas A.; Elliot, Thomas R.; Celia, Michael A.; Mingjie Chen; Yue Hao; Chuanhe Lu; Yunwei Sun |
Carbon dioxide sequestration; HDR/EGS; Reservoir management; |
Geothermal; geologic CO2 storage; sedimentary formation; co-production; heat extraction; reservoir simulation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Advanced Horizontal Well Recirculation Systems for Geothermal Energy Recovery in Sedimentary Formations |
Bruno, M. S.; Serajian, V.; Lao, K.; White, A.; Elkhoury, Jean E.; Detwiler, Russell L. |
HDR/EGS; Sedimentary basins; Reservoir modeling; Horizontal |
Horizontal wells; sedimentary formations; geothermal energy; recirculation systems |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| The Concept of the Japan Beyond-Brittle Project (JBBP) to Develop EGS Reservoirs in Ductile Zones |
Asanuma, Hiroshi; Muraoka, Hirofumi; Tsuchiya, Noriyoshi; Ito, Hisao |
HDR/EGS; Exploration |
Ductile zone; EGS; hydraulic stimulation; supercritical geothermal fluid; recoverability of injected water; sustainable production; induced seismicity |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Stratigraphic Reservoirs in the Great Basin--The Bridge to Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems in the U.S. |
Allis, Rick; Blackett, Bob; Gwynn, Mark; Hardwick, Christian; Moore, Joe; Morgan, Craig; Schelling, Dan; Sprinkel, Douglas A. |
Exploration; Sedimentary basins; Stratigraphy; Temperature g |
Stratigraphic reservoirs; enhanced geothermal systems; geothermal resources; structure; stratigraphy; Great Basin; Basin and Range |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |