| The Utah Frontier Observatory for Geothermal Research (FORGE): Results of Recent Drilling and Geoscientific Surveys |
Moore, Joseph; McLennan, John; Allis, Rick; Pankow, Kristine; Simmons, Stuart; Podgorney, Robert; Wannamaker, Philip; Rickard, William |
HDR/EGS; FORGE; Drilling; Shallow temperature surveys; Geoph |
FORGE; Milford, Utah; Enhanced Geothermal Systems |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Numerical Modeling of Cold Water Injection into Single and Dual Porosity Supercritical Geothermal Reservoirs |
Newman, Riley S.; Newson, Juliet A.; O'Sullivan, John M. |
Reservoir modeling; Injection; Supercritical fluids |
Supercritical; TOUGH2; dual-porosity; MINC; Geothermal reservoir modelling; Iceland Deep Drilling Project |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Temperature Signature of Permeable Fracture Zones in Geothermal Wells of Soultz-sous-Forets in the Upper Rhine Graben |
Vidal, Jeanne; Genter, Albert; Glaas, Carole; Hehn, Regis; Cuenot, Nicolas; Baujard, Clement |
Reservoir modeling; Fractures; HDR/EGS; Well logging |
permeable fracture zones; temperature profiles; geothermal wells; Rittershoffen; Soultz-sous-Forets; Upper Rhine Graben (URG) |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Use of SWIR Spectroscopy for the Exploration of Permeable Fracture Zones in Geothermal Wells at Rittershoffen (Alsace, France) |
Vidal, Jeanne; Glaas, Carole; Hebert, Benoit; Patrier, Patricia; Beaufort, Daniel; Genter, Albert |
Reservoir modeling; Fractures; HDR/EGS; Well logging |
illite; permeable FZs, Short wave infrared (SWIR); geothermal wells; Rittershoffen; Upper Rhine Graben (URG) |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Expanding the Resource Base for High Temperature Geothermal Power Production in Iceland |
Flovenz, Olafur |
Exploration; Geophysical surveys; Deep drilling; Geological |
Superhot systems; geophysical exploration; volcanic rift-zone; deep drilling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Theistareykir Geothermal Power Plant, Challenges in a Weak Electrical Grid |
Hardarson, Freyr; Heimisson, Birkir; Geirsson, Sigurgeir Bjorn; Emilsson, Jon Arnar; Baldursdottir, Iris; Knutsson, Valur |
Power plant design and operation; Energy markets; Transmissi |
Geothermal Power Plant; Geothermal utilization; Transmission system; Governor; Steam supply |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Theistareykir Geothermal Power Plant, A Sustainable Construction |
Knutsson, Valur; Geirsson, Sigurgeir Bjorn; Hjartarson, Hreinn; Emilsson, Jon Arnar |
Power plant design and operation; Environmental aspects; Law |
Geothermal Power Plant; Geothermal utilization; Environmental Impact Assessment; Project planning and construction; Northern Sustainability Project; Geothermal Sustainability Assessment Protocol |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| A Disruptive Approach to Preventing Silica Deposition and New Business Opportunities |
Johnston, james H.; Borrmann, Thomas; Schweig, Michael; Cairns, Mathew J. |
Brine chemistry; Scaling; Silica; Binary cycle power generat |
Geothermal; separated water; nanostructured calcium silicate; silica sinter; binary; heat exchanger; enhanced energy recovery |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Removing Silica from Geothermal Water - Year One of Pilot Plant Operation with a Focus on Carbonate and Silica Analysis |
Borrmann, Thomas; Schweig, Michael; Cairns, Mathew; Johnston, James H.; Gray, Alexander K. |
Brine chemistry; Scaling; Silica; Flash steam power generati |
Scale formation; silica scale; calcium silicate hydrate; nano-structured calcium silicate hydrate; geothermal energy; calcite; calcium carbonate |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Detecting Changes in Production of Fluctuating Wells through High Frequency Surface Pressure Monitoring |
Somera, John Joeffrey |
Reservoir management; Pressure drawdown; Production decline |
Geothermal; wellhead; separator; pressure; monitoring; fluctuating; unstable; production |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Hybridizing Solar Heat with a Geothermal Binary Power Plant Using a Solar Steam Topping Turbine |
McTigue, Joshua; Wendt, Dan; Kitz, Kevin; Kincaid, Nick; Gunderson, Josh; Zhu, Guangdong |
Power plant design and operation; Binary cycle power generat |
Geothermal; binary power cycle; concentrating solar power; hybrid power plant; steam topping cycle; thermal storage |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Geospatial Inconsistency Issues in Geothermal Analysis |
Roque, Raysa; Thomas, Amber |
Exploration; Reservoir modeling; Mapping; GIS |
3D modeling; coordinate systems; Google Earth; data integration; geothermal exploration; mapping; GIS |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| GW MAKER: A Graphical User Interface for Geothermal Wellbore Simulation |
Murphy, John; Garg, Sabodh |
Software; Reservoir management; Pressure drawdown; Productio |
Wellbore modeling; Simulation; Software; Optimization; Forecasting |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Fiber Optical Sensors for Geothermal Purposes |
Cerda-Chacon, Juan Carlos; Gonzalez-Garcia, Andres; Wilson, Mario |
Equipment design; Fiber optic sensors |
Fiber optics; temperature sensor; fiber Bragg grating |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Rock Properties of FORGE Well 58-32, Milford, Utah |
Gwynn, Mark; Allis, Rick; Hardwick, Christian; Jones, Clay; Nielson, Peter; Hurlbut, Will |
HDR/EGS; FORGE; Rock mechanics; Well logging; Drilling; Core |
FORGE; EGS; gamma ray; density; magnetic susceptibility; thermal conductivity; x-ray diffraction |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Examining the Tradeoff Between Sustainability and Profitability for Enhanced Geothermal Systems |
Lowry, Thomas S.; Peplinski, William; Martinez, Joaquin |
HDR/EGS; Reservoir cooling; Reservoir management; Economics |
EGS; modeling; LCOE; techno-economic; sustainability; uncertainty |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| The Impact of Fracture Roughness on the Thermal Performance of Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs |
Okoroafor, Esura Rita; Horne, Roland N. |
HDR/EGS; Reservoir modeling; Fractures; Hydraulic fracturing |
Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs; Fractures; Numerical Simulation; channels; thermal performance |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| The Successful Geothermal Risk Mitigation System in France from 1980 to 2015 |
Boissavy, Christian; Laplaige, Philippe |
Economics; Risk management; Financing |
risk mitigation fund; geothermal; France; Ademe; short term and long term guarantees |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Lessons Learned from the German Risk Mitigation Schemes and a Concept for Different Geothermal Play Types |
Kreuter, Horst; Baisch, Christina |
Economics; Risk management; Financing |
Exploration risk; risk mitigation facilities; funding schemes; German experience; Geothermal Play Types; resource types; future concept for risk mitigation schemes |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Earth Source Heat: Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use of Geothermal Energy on the Cornell Campus |
Gustafson, J. Olaf; Smith, Jared D.; Beyers, Stephen M.; Al Aswad, Jood A.; Jordan, Teresa E.; Tester, Jefferson W. |
Direct use applications; District heating/cooling; Geotherma |
District Heating; Heat Pumps; Heat Utilization; Cascading Use; Low Temperature; Thermalhydraulic Modeling; Sedimentary Reservoir; EGS |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |