| Analysis of Seismic Moment Tensor, Finite-Source Scaling and Fluid Imaging During EGS Resource Development at The Geysers, CA |
Dreger, Douglas S.; Gritto, Roland; Boyd, O. Sierra |
HDR/EGS; Induced seismicity; Fluid dynamics |
The Geysers; EGS development; fracture characterization; subsurface fluid distribution; induced seismicity; seismic analysis |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Simulation of Injection and Production and MEQ in Large-Scale Fracture Netwroks |
Farmahini-Farahani, Moien; Ghassemi, Ahmad |
Reservoir modeling; Injection; Fractures; Microseismicity; |
Large scale fracture network; Fast multipole method; Displacement discontinuity method; Rate-and-state friction; Microearthquakes |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Geologic Setting of the Proposed Fallon Forge Site, Nevada: Suitability for EGS Research and Development |
Faulds, James A.; Blankenship, Douglas; Hinz, Nicholas H.; Sabin, Andrew; Nordquist, Josh; Hickman, Stephen; Glen, Jonathan; Kennedy, Mack; Siler, Drew L.; Robertson-Tait, Ann; Williams, Colin; Drakos, Peter; Calvin, Wendy |
HDR/EGS; Exploration; Geological surveys |
Great Basin; Fallon; Nevada; EGS; structural setting; permeability |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Hydr-Shearing and Hydraulic Fracturing for Enhanced Geothermal Systems in Archetypical Normal, Strike-Slip, and Thrust Faulting Terrains |
Finnila, Aleta; Dershowitz, William; Doe, Thomas; McLaren, Robert |
HDR/EGS; Hydraulic fracturing; Hydroshearing; Tectonics; Str |
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS); discrete fracture network (DFN); hydraulic fracturing; critical stress; hydro-shearing; thrust faulting; strike-slip faulting; normal faulting; stimulation model |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Data Archiving and Lessons Learned from the Pioneering Hot Dry Rock Project at Fenton Hill, USA |
Kelkar, Sharad; Martinez, Daniella; Brown, Donald; House, Leigh |
HDR/EGS; Geothermal history |
EGS; geothermal; stimulation; modeling; Fenton Hill; data archiving |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Fracture Characterization Using Resistivity Measured at Different Frequencies in Rocks |
Li, Kewen; Pan, Baozhi; Horne, Roland |
HDR/EGS; Fractures; Equipment design; Rock mechanics |
Fracture characterization; resistivity; different frequencies; fractured rock; EGS |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Permeability Measurements of Fractures Granite at 350-450° Under Confining Stress |
Numakura, Tatsuya; Watanabe, Noriaki; Sakaaguchi, Kiyotoshi; Kikuchi, Takuma; Tsuchiya, Noriyoshi |
HDR/EGS; Fractures; Rock mechanics |
Elastic-plastic transition; brittle-ductile transition; EGS; permeability; fracture; granite; ductile zone |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Completion Design Considerations for a Horizontal Enhanced Geothermal System |
Olson, Jeffrey; Eustes, Alfred; Fleckenstein, William; Eker, Erdinc; Baker, Reed; Augustine, Chad |
HDR/EGS; Cementing; Well completion; Well casing; Packers |
Completions; EGS; casing; cementing; zonal isolation; horizontal |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Geologic Setting of the Proposed West Flank Forge Site, California: Suitability for EGS Research and Development |
Sabin, A.; Blake, K.; Lazaro, M.; Blankenship, D.; Kennedy, M.; McCullough, J.; DeOreo, S.; Hickman, S.; Glen, J.; Kaven, O.; Williams, C.; Phelps, G.; Faulds, J.; Hinz, N.; Calvin, W.; Siler, D.; Robertson-Tait, A. |
HDR/EGS; Geological surveys; Tectonics; Stress fields; Seism |
Coso geothermal field; China Lake; California; EGS; structural setting; permeability |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Numerical Simulation Model Comparisons for Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs |
Vazquez-Rubio, Ivan G.; Bahrami, Davood; Danko, George |
Reservoir modeling; HDR/EGS |
Enhanced geothermal system; numerical simulation models; models comparison; engineering; reservoir design |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Thermal and Trace-Element Anomalies in the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer: Toward a Conceptual Model of the EGS Resource |
Welhan, J. A. |
HDR/EGS; Reservoir modeling; Hydrogeology; Tracer testing |
EGS; ESRP; rhyolite; thermal water; chemical tracers; conceptual model |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Pavant Butte, Utah Geothermal Prospect Revisited |
Allis, Rick; Hardwick, Christian; Gwynn, Mark; Johnson, Stu |
Exploration; Heat flow; Geophysical surveys; Resistivity sur |
Pavant Butte; Black Rock Desert; heat flow; gravity; resistivity; magnetotelluric soundings; seismic reflection surveys; stratigraphic reservoirs |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Will Stratigraphic Reservoirs Provide the Next Big Increase in U.S. Geothermal Power Generation? |
Allis, Rick; Gwynn, Mark; Hardwick, Christian; Mines, Greg; Moore, Joseph |
Exploration; Reservoir modeling; Stratigraphy |
Stratigraphic reservoirs; power generation; Great Basin; Pavant Butte; Elko basins; Idaho Thrust Belt; North Steptoe Valley; permeability; levelized cost of electricity |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Heat Flow and Helium Isotopes in the Geothermal Areas of Tuscany (Central Italy) |
Bellani, Stefano; Magro, Gabriella; Gherardi, Fabrizio |
Exploration; Heat flow; Geochemical surveys; Isotopes; Heliu |
Heat flow; helium isotopes; deep seismic profiles; geothermal fields; Tuscany |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Naval Air Station Fallon Mainside: Update of Geothermal Exploration |
Blake, Kelly; Tiedeman, Andrew; Sabin, Andrew; Lazaro, Michael; Meade, Dave; Huang, Wei-Chuang |
Exploration; Geological surveys; Stress fields; Fractures; W |
Exploration; geology; geophysics; well testing; basin and range |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Stochastic Modeling and Analysis of Temperature Data from Hot Springs in Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming, USA |
Lindsey, Cary; Fairley, Jerry; Larson, Peter; McMillan, Nicholas |
Exploration; Hydrogeology; Reservoir modeling; Thermal sprin |
Hydrology; time-series temperatures; ARMA modeling; Yellowstone caldera; geothermal springs; deuterium isotope doping |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Ice Box Calorimetry: A Test of Applicability in Non-Steaming Geothermal Areas |
Lindsey, Cary; Lubenow, Brady; Fairley, Jerry; Larson, Peter |
Heat flow; Equipment design; Calorimeter |
Heat flux; calorimetry; Yellowstone; geothermal; calorimeter; ice box |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Investigating Potential Geothermal Resources in Western Saudi Arabia |
Mellors, Robert J.; Camp, Victor; Harris, David; Al-Amri, Abdullah |
Exploration; Geophysical surveys; Seismic surveys |
Saudi Arabia; seismology; geology; volcanic; geothermal |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Plumbing and Political Will: Low Temperature Geothermal Power Exploration in Pagosa Springs, Colorado |
Mink, Leland; Smith, Jerry; Skeehan, Kirsten; Foley, Paul |
Exploration; Direct use; District heating/cooling; Low tempe |
Rural development; public/private collaboration; exploration; district heating; low-temperature; thermal gradient;;geochemistry |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Earthquake-Related Stress Concentrations and Permeability Generation in Geothermal Systems |
Siler, Drew L.; Faulds, James E.; Hinz, Nicholas H. |
Tectonics; Stress fields; Faults |
Permeability; structure; fault; Salt Wells; Brady’s; stress; fluid flow |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |