| 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 |
| Preliminary Workflow for Subsurface Fracture Mapping Using 3D Seismic Surveys: A Case Study from the Cooper Basin, South Australia |
Abul Khair, Hani; Cooke, Dennis; King, Rosalind; Hand, Martin; Tingay, Mark |
Fractures; Reservoir modeling; HDR/EGS; Seismic surveys |
Cooper Basin; curvature; ant tracks; fracture mapping; fracture susceptibility |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Simulation Tools for Modeling Thermal Spallation Drilling on Multiple Scales |
Walsh, Stuart D. C.; Lomov, Ilya; Kanarska, Yuliya; Roberts, Jeffery J. |
Drilling; Thermal spallation |
Geothermal; thermal spallation drilling; numerical modeling; Engineered Geothermal Systems |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Multiple-Leg Completions Improve Drilling Performance at the San Jacinto Field |
Steffen, Marc; Mackenzie, Ken; Phillips, Ron |
Drilling; Forked wells |
Drilling; whipstock; San Jacinto field; Nicaragua; forked completion; multi-lateral |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |
| Three-Dimensional Drilling Simulation of Geothermal Drilling |
Shiratani, Hidehiro; Nakagawa, Masami |
Drilling; Fractures |
Drilling; rock cutting; fracture; numerical analysis; PFC3D |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2012 |
English |