| Impacts of Weather-Driven Output Variability on the Value of Geothermal Electricity |
Ricks, Wilson; Jenkins, Jesse D. |
HDR/EGS; Energy markets |
Flexibility, EGS, Variable, Baseload, Weather, Cooling, Macro-Energy Systems |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Evaluating the Potential and the Uses for Super Hot Rock Geothermal in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin |
Hirschmiller, John; Riva, Darcy |
Superhot resources; Feasibility studies |
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Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Improvement in Drilling ROP with Real Time MSE Monitoring in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field |
Rivas, Ernesto; Rickard, Bill; Mann, Mary ; Abraham, Sam; Atalay, Sami |
Drilling; Drilling diagnostics |
Drilling, ROP Improvement, MSE (Mechanical Specific Energy), Geothermal Drilling, Salton Sea |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Successful Planning and Drilling of Forked Injection Wells at Sorik Marapi Geothermal Project |
Atalay, Sami; Rivas, Ernesto; Wallis, Irene C.; Ashadi; Rickard, Bill; Yustendi, Kiki; Triananda, Wishnu |
Drilling; Forked wells |
geothermal drilling, forked wells, KOP selection, multi-legged wells, wellbore stability, risk management |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| United States Geothermal Power Update |
Robertson-Tait, Ann; Harvey, William; Jewett, Sarah; Boyd, Lauren |
Country update; Energy policy; Energy markets |
geothermal trends, geothermal power, update, policy, technology, United States |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Quantifying Scale/Obstruction Thickness in Salton Sea Geothermal Field Wellbores Using Standard Bottom Hole Assembly Tools |
Rocha, Santiago E.; Faulder, David D.; Capuano, Louis E. III |
Scaling; Well cleaning; Equipment design |
Coil Tubing, All Metal Motors, Scale Quantification, Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Live Well Cleanouts, Hudson Ranch Power, Hot Mud Motor |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis (GPFA): A Texas/Gulf Coast Case Study |
McCarthy, Kevin; Pettitt, Will; Engels, Ole; Priem, Rich |
Exploration; Play Fairway Analysis |
Geothermal, Play Fairway Analysis (PFA), Exploration |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Online Cleaning of Direct Contact Condenser to Remove Sulfur Deposition |
RodrÃguez, Esteban |
Power plant design and operation; Cooling towers; Sulfur |
Cooling tower management, sulfur deposition, condenser cleaning, MB control |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| GEOPHIRES-X: An Object-Oriented Update to GEOPHIRES 2.0 |
Ross, Malcolm I.; Beckers, Koenraad |
Exploration; Software; GEOPHIRES |
GEOPHIRES, Geothermal, Techno-economic modeling, LCOE, LCOH, Geoenergy |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Innovation in Drilling of Geothermal Wells to Minimize Environmental Footprint in Menengai and Paka Geothermal Fields in Kenya |
Rotich, Martin; |
Drilling; Directional drilling |
Environmental impact, directional drilling, geothermal, well pads, production wells |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Nano-Composite Production Tubing with Near-Zero Thermal Conductivity and Elastomer-Energized Insulated Packer for Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Rated to 750 oF |
Roy, Ting; Naceur, Kamel Ben; Koyanagi, Yoshihiko; Takahashi, Mari; Meissner, Siggi; Singh, Anil; Ardic, Hifzi; Wilkinson, Christian; Roy, Indranil |
Equipment design; Packers; Well completion; Corrosion |
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS); Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA); Thermal Stability; Nano-Crystalline; Nano-Composite; Bulk Metallic Glass (BMG); High Entropy Alloys (HEA); Unflasked Perforating Gun; Thermal Conductivity; Packer |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Investigating the Fractures of Asmari Formation as a Geothermal Reservoir with Image Log |
Saberi, Fatemeh; Vashaghian, Sara; Gyimah, Emmanuel; Olusegun, Tomomewo |
Reservoir modeling; Fractures; Software |
Geothermal, Nargesi oilfield; Asmari-Jahrom reservoir; Porosity and permeability; Image log (FMI), Geothermal reservoir |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Roles of Borehole Image Logs for Fracture Evaluation and Well Planning in Geothermal Field. A Case Study of Sorik Marapi Field, North Sumatera, Indonesia |
Sanjaya, Dhani; Triananda, Wishnu; Siburian, Pasca; Hartanto, Rudi |
Well siting; Fractures |
Borehole Image Log, Fracture Characterization, Well Targeting |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Chloride-based Wireline Tool for Measuring Feed Zone Inflow in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Wells: Experimental, Numerical, and Data-driven Updates |
Sausan, Sarah; Judawisastra, Luthfan Hafizha; Su, Jiann-cherng; Horne, Roland |
HDR/EGS; Equipment design; Fractures; FORGE |
chloride concentration, fracture inflows, Utah FORGE, EGS, chloride, single phase |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Update on the CaSil Technology: Economically Solving the Worldwide Problem of Silica Scaling and Enabling Unprecedented Low Temperature Direct-Heat Extraction and Electricity Generation Utilisation |
Schweig, Michael; Johnston, James H.; Borrmann, Thomas; Fraser, H. Putri |
Scaling; Silica; Economics |
Geothermal, silica scaling, calcium silicate hydrate, direct-heat utilisation, process heat, enhanced energy extraction |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Numerical Modeling of Heat Mining at 10-25 km Depth |
Scott, Samuel; Yapparova, Alina; Weis, Philipp; Houde, Matthew |
HDR/EGS; Superhot resources; Heat mining |
Enhanced geothermal systems, Superhot rock, Permeability |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Creating an Integrated Geologic Model of Nevada Using Open-Source Geoscience Data |
Sellars, Josh |
Geological surveys; Geophysical surveys; Exploration |
Geothermal, Gravity, Magnetics, Geophysics, Geological Model |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Direct Geothermal Energy Use in New Zealand: Efforts Towards Better Understanding the Medium- to Low- Temperature Resources and Their Potential Use in a Low-Carbon Future |
Seward, Anya; Kirkby, Alison; Funnell, Rob; Reyes, Agnes; Carson, Lucy; Pearson-Grant, Sophie; Wells, Celia; White, Paul; Taves, Mike |
Low temperature resources; Direct use; Energy policy |
Geothermal direct use, New Zealand, Resource, Low Temperature, Renewable |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Using Helicopter Time-Domain Electromagnetic (HELITEM) Resistivity Surveys with Supporting Geoscience Data to Target Temperature Gradient Wells and Discover Hidden Geothermal Systems in the US Basin and Range |
Sewell, Steven; Cumming, William; Schwering, Paul; Hinz, Nick; Downs, Christine; Zimmerman, Jade; Bedrosian, Paul; Robinson, Brett; Murray, David; Schlutz, Adam |
Exploration; Geophysical surveys; Resistivity surveys; Blind |
HELITEM, resistivity, BRIDGE |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |
| Thermal Stress Analysis Considering Casing Eccentricity in a Supercritical Geothermal Well |
Shimomura, Ryo; Sugawara, Hikaru; Bjarkason, Elvar K.; Naganawa, Shigemi |
Supercritical fluids; Wellbore integrity; Well casing |
Supercritical geothermal well, thermal stress, casing eccentricity, wellbore integrity, finite element method |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2023 |
English |