| Production of Power from the Co-Produced Water of Oil Wells, 3.5 Years of Operation |
Nordquist, Joshua; Johnson, Lyle |
Oil and gas co-production |
Ormat Energy Converter (OEC); low temperature; Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC); moderate temperature; binary technology; remote operation; oil and gas; oil wells; gas wells; geothermal; geothermal power plants; modular units |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Correcting Bottom-Hole Temperatures in the Denver Basin: Colorado and Nebraska |
Crowell, Anna M.; Ochsner, Aaron T.; Gosnold, Will |
Temperature gradients; Stratigraphy; Bottom hole temperature |
Geothermal; bottom-hole temperatures; bottom-hole temperature corrections; Denver Basin; Colorado; Nebraska; BHT; Harrison; Kehle; Förster |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| An Estimate of the Near-Term Electricity Generation Potential of Co-Produced Water From Active Oil and Gas Wells |
Augustine, Chad; Falkenstern, David |
Oil and gas co-production; Feasibility studies |
Geothermal; electricity; co-produced water; oil; gas; low temperature |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Controlled Directional Drilling in Kenya and Iceland (Time Analysis) |
Ong’au, Thomas Miyora |
Directional drilling |
Geothermal wells; directional drilling; time analysis; casing; logging; cementing |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Geothermal Energy Potential in Oktibbeha County: Is Mississippi Really Hot? |
Lindsey, Cary |
Exploration |
Mississippi; Oktibbeha; Geothermal Resource Assessment; Geology |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Geothermal Project Development in Turkey--An Overview with Emphasis on Drilling |
Kaya, Tevfik |
Drilling; Economics; Geothermal overviews; Laws and regulati |
Turkey; geothermal drilling; cost of geothermal drilling; time analysis; geothermal risk; geothermal energy law |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Overcoming Drilling Challenges with Rotary Steerable Technology in Deep Geothermal Wells in the Molasse Basin of Southern Germany |
Lentsch, David; Savvatis, Alexandros; Schubert, Achim; Schoebel, Wolfgang |
Directional drilling; Equipment design; Deep drilling |
Drilling optimization; drilling performance; rotary steerable systems; Southern German Molasse Basin; deep geothermal wells; wellbore instabilities; complex 3D-wellpaths |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Thermochemical Modelling of Cooled Brine Injection into Low Enthalpy Sedimentary Reservoirs |
Borozdina, Olga; Ratouis, Thomas; Ungemach, Pierre; Antics, Miklos |
Sedimentary basins; Brine chemistry; Injection; Reservoir mo |
Geothermal energy; water injection; fluid thermochemistry; near well bore damage; modelling; Dogger; Rijswijk sandstone |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| The Estimated Costs as a Function of Depth of Geothermal Development Wells Drilled in Nevada |
Shevenell, Lisa |
Economics; Drilling |
Geothermal; Nevada; production wells; power plants; drilling costs; well depths; cost per MW |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Unit 14 / Sulphur Springs H2S Abatement Process Screening and Stretford Improvements Study--Part 3 |
Benn, Brian; McIntush, Kenneth E.; Beitler, Carrie Ann M.; Mamrosh, Darryl L.; Hileman, O. E. |
Effluent abatement; Hydrogen sulfide; Equipment design; Scru |
Geothermal; noncondensable gas; NCG; The Geysers; H2S abatement; Stretford; hydrogen sulfide removal; sulfur recovery |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| The Rate of Success of Geothermal Wells Drilled in Nevada |
Shevenell, Lisa |
Drilling |
Geothermal; Nevada; production wells; success rates; wells; power plants; NGDS |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Developmental Barriers vs. Policy Incentives in Geothermal Power |
Richard, Christopher |
Energy policy; Laws and regulations; Economics; Financing |
Geothermal; developmental barriers; energy policy; PTC; RECs; resource risk |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Innovative Drilling and Completion Concept for Geothermal Applications |
Oppelt, Joachim; Lehr, Jorg |
Drilling; Economics; Monobores |
Geothermal; cost savings; casing design; monobore; drilling automation; case study; cost elements; low enthalpy |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Utility Geothermal Working Group 2012 Update |
Nelson, Guy; Johnson, Steve |
Organizational profiles; Geothermal heat pumps; Energy marke |
Utility; power generation; geothermal heat pumps; energy efficiency; costs |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Feed-in Tariffs: Blessing or Curse for Geothermal Energy? Worldwide Background and Overview |
Buscher, Eckehard |
Economics; Renewable energy; Energy markets; Financing |
Feed-in tariff; FIT; renewable tariff; financing; bankability; cost plus profit; worldwide |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Assessing Innovation in Geothermal Energy Using Patent Quality Indicators |
Kacham, Anil Kumar; Vemula, Laxminarayana; Uppala, Balakrishna; Achanta, Harita; Turaga, Uday |
Patents |
Geothermal; patent value indicators; originality; generality; technology cycle time; citation velocity; patent family size |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Economic and Performance Benefits Resulting from the Use of Large Diameter Fans on Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (A Case Study in the Use of Large Fan Air Cooled Condensers at the Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Power Plant, Oregon) |
Kitz, Kevin; Elliott, Ryan; Spanswick, Ian |
Equipment design; Power plant cooling; Condensers; Economics |
Air cooler; air cooled condenser; ACC; geothermal; power plant; operating costs; maintenance costs; O&M costs; capital cost; construction cost; recirculation; fan; fan efficiency; motor efficiency; direct drive motor; wind direction; Hudson |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| The AUC/KFW Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF)--A Catalyst for East African Geothermal Development |
Bloomquist, Gordon; Niyongabo, Philippe; El-Halabi, Raed; Loschau, Margit |
Financing; Risk management; Organizational profiles |
Risk mitigation; exploration grants; drilling grants; GRMF; East Africa; African Rift; African Union Commission; KfW Development Bank |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Risk Management for Recoverable Thermal Energy Using a Probabilistic Decision Analysis Approach |
Black, Paul; Fitzgerald, Mark; Sully, Mike; Klingel, Eric |
Risk management; Business administration |
Risk management; decision analysis; geothermal play; geologic modeling; Monte Carlo simulation; statistical analysis |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| The Regional Thermal Regime in Dixie Valley, Nevada, USA |
Thakur, Mahesh; Blackwell, David D.; Erkan, Kamil |
Exploration; Heat flow; Geophysical surveys; Gravity surveys |
Dixie Valley EGS project study; heat refraction; 3D subsurface temperatures; pseudogravity; Humboldt lopolith; basement map |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |