| Potential Benefits and Opportunities for Load Following Geothermal Power Plants in California |
Hernandez, Kevin; Wendt, Daniel; Mattson, Earl |
Economics; Energy markets; Energy policy |
CAISO; duck curve; grid stability; grid reliability; ancillary services; flexible power generation; dispatchable power generation; load following; ramping capability; electricity markets |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| High Temperature ESPs for Geothermal Production: The Ideal Pump |
Curkan, Brandon; Klaczek, Wayne; Reede, Chris |
Equipment design; Submersible pumps; Economics; HDR/EGS |
Electrical Submersible Pump; Artificial Lift, Line Shaft Pump; Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery; Economic Analysis; SAGD; Hydrothermal; Enhanced Geothermal Systems |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Unearthing Potential: Economic Opportunities for Geothermal Energy Production and the Canadian Policy Gap |
Wilson-Layton, Kayla |
Energy policy; Economics; Mineral extraction; Oil and gas co |
Canadian Geothermal Potential; Geothermal Energy, Policy; Coproduce; Mineral Extraction; Energy; Heat; Economic Benefits; Levelized Cost; Indigenous; Socioeconomic Benefits; Skills and Technology Transference |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Risk Assessment For Chemical Stimulation Of EGS Reservoirs: Application To EGS Geothermal Project In The Upper Rhine Graben |
Peterschmitt, Abigaelle; Hehn, Regis; Bosia, Clio; Cuenot, Nicolas; Pratiwi, Atsu Sam; Genter, Albert |
HDR/EGS; Risk management; Well stimulation; Acid stimulation |
Risk assessment; EGS; Soft Stimulation; Chemical Stimulation; Rhine graben |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| The Effect of Spent Geothermal Liquid on Ground Water Quality at the Menengai Geothermal Field, Kenya |
Nkatha, Fridah; Mutia, Thecla |
Hydrology; Ground water; Effluent abatement |
Trace elements; Dissolved Ions; Spent geothermal liquid |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Innovative Tool for Life-cycle CO2 Emissions Calculation of Geothermal Plants in Upper Rhine Valley |
Pratiwi, Astu Sam; Ravier, Guillaume; Genter, Albert |
Power plant design and operation; Environmental aspects; Air |
Life Cycle Assessment; Global Warming; CO2; Deep Geothermal; Upper Rhine Graben |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Carbon Dioxide Injection Field Pilot in Umurlu Geothermal Field, Turkey |
Yucetas, Ismet; Ergicay, Nevzat; Akin, Serhat |
Injection; NCG; Effluent abatement; Carbon dioxide |
Carbon Dioxide Injection; Umurlu Geothermal Field; Turkey |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Geothermal Geology of the Outflow Zone of the Ribeira Grande Geothermal System, Sao Miguel Island, Azores |
Franco, Antonio; Guimaraes, Tiago; Henneberger, Roger |
Exploration; Geological surveys; Reservoir modeling |
Geothermal geology; Ribeira Grande; outflow zone; Pico das Freiras; eruptive fissure |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Addressing Clogging Risks When Injecting Geothermal Water in Sandstone Aquifers: Lessons Learnt in Australia |
Pujol, Martin; Taylor, Miranda; Bolton, Steve; Bolton, Grant; de Roos, Ian Brandes; Dusting, Jeff |
Injection; Sandstone; Direct use applications; Hydrogeology |
Geothermal; sandstone; injection; clogging; direct-use; filtering; completion |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| The Binary Revolution, How the ORC Technology Can Successfully and Cost Effectively Be Applied to Resources that Have Been Traditionally Considered Prerogatives of Steam Cycles |
di Schio, C. Rossi; Duvia, A.; Bonafin, Altieri; Bonafin, J. |
Power plant design and operation; Binary cycle power generat |
Binary plant; ORC; efficiency comparison; high enthalpy |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Formation and Fracture Characterization of the Muara Laboh Geothermal System, Sumatera, Indonesia |
Baroek, Marino; Stimac, Jim; Sihotang, Agu M.; Putra, Alfianto P.; Martikno, Rudy |
Exploration; Geological surveys; Fractures |
Fracture characterization; rock properties; borehole image log; gamma log; alteration minerals; vein paragenesis; porosity (ø); permeability (k); Muara Laboh; Sumatera; Indonesia |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| The Hydra-Jet Methods for Oilfield Geothermal Production Enhancement |
Huang, Zhongwei; Wu, Xiaoguang; Li, Gensheng; Zhang, Shikun; Zhang, Hongyuan |
Abandoned mines; Drilling; Hydraulic fracturing |
Abandoned wells; Hydra-jet; Geothermal; Heat extraction enhancement |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Combined Models: Integrated Geothermal Resource Assessment Using Multi-Parameter 3D Models |
O'Brien, J.; Sepulveda, F.; Williams, B.; Mitchell, T.; McLennan, T. |
Exploration; Reservoir modeling; Geological surveys; Well si |
3D Modelling; Combined Models; Leapfrog; Resource Assessment; Geothermal; Geoscience |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Applications of Geothermal Calcium Silicates for Environmental Remediation |
Cairns, Mathew J.; Borrmann, Thomas; Schweig, Michael; Johnston, James H. |
Scaling; Silica; Brine chemistry |
Silica scale; silica; calcium silicate hydrate; nano-structured calcium silicate hydrate; environmental remediation; geothermal energy |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Lamella Separators for Recovering Nano-Structured Calcium Silicate Hydrate from Geothermal Brine |
Schweig, Michael; Johnston, James H.; Borrmann, Thomas; Cairns, Mathew J. |
Brine chemistry; Silica; Scaling |
Solid liquid separation, lamella separator, silica; silica scale; nano-structured calcium silicate hydrate; geothermal energy |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Numerical Study on Heat Extraction Performance of an Open Loop Geothermal System in a Single Well |
Wang, Gaosheng; Song, Xianzhi; Zheng, Rui; Li, Jiacheng |
Direct use applications; Geothermal heat pumps; Heat exchang |
Geothermal energy; Hydrothermal resources; Open loop, Unsteady-state model; Heat transfer |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Heat Extraction Performance of a Downhole Coaxial Heat Exchanger Geothermal System by Considering Fluid Flow in the Reservoir |
Zheng, Rui; Song, Xianzhi; Li, Gensheng; Shi, Yu; Wang, Gaosheng; Li, Jiacheng |
Direct use applications; Geothermal heat pumps; Heat exchang |
geothermal energy; downhole coaxial heat exchanger, geothermal system; unsteady-state heat transfer numerical model; heat extraction performance |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Numerical Simulation of Effects of Multilateral Wells on Thermal Characteristics of a Fractured EGS Based on a Thermal-hydraulic-mechanical Coupling Model |
Shi, Yu; Song, Xianzhi; Zhang, Yiqun; Li, Gensheng; Pain, Christopher; Li, Jiacheng; Yulong, Feixu |
Reservoir modeling; HDR/EGS; Hydraulic fracturing; Fractures |
geothermal energy; enhanced geothermal system; multilateral wells; heat extraction performance; thermal-hydraulic-mechanical coupling; discrete fractures |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Updates from New Zealand’s Kawerau Industrial Complex: Home to the World’s Largest Industrial Geothermal Direct Use Operations |
Quinao, Jaime; Watt, Robbie; McClintock, Spence |
Direct use applications; Industrial applications |
Industrial geothermal direct use; Kawerau Geothermal Field; industrial process heat; supply and utilization updates; New Zealand |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |
| Uncertainty Analysis of Forecasting with the Ohaaki Reservoir Model using PEST |
McDowell, Julian; O'Sullivan, Mike; O'Sullivan, John; Ratouis, Thomas; Gray, Tim; Yeh, Angus |
Reservoir modeling |
Ohaaki; Reservoir Modelling; Uncertainty Quantification; PEST |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2018 |
English |