| Design of a Cooling System Using Geothermal Energy for Storage of Agricultural Products with Emphasis on Irish Potatoes in Rwanda, Africa |
Uwera, Jane; Itoi, Ryuichi; Jalilinasrabady, Saeid; Johannesson, Thirleikur; Benediktsson, David Orn |
Direct use; Agricultural applications; Refrigeration |
Energy; energy rate; coefficient of performance; refrigeration; potatoes; Karisimbi; Rwanda |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Study of Thermal Performance and Operation Strategy of a Compound Ground Source Heat Pump Heating System |
Zhang Wei; Junxin Lv; Liu Jiulong |
Geothermal heat pumps; Economics |
Ground source heat pump (GSHP) system; composite power system; heat-storage tank; economic analysis; coefficient of performance |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Optimizing Geothermal Drilling: Oil and Gas Technology Transfer |
Denninger, Kate; Eustes, Alfred; Visser, Charles; Baker, Walt; Bolton, Dan; Bell, Jason; Bell, Sean; Jacobs, Amelia; Nagandran, Uneshddarann; Tilley, Mitch; Quick, Ralph |
Drilling; Lost circulation; Equipment design; Cementing |
Drilling; oil and gas; the perfect well; rig management; mechanical specific energy; performance qualifiers; lost circulation; geothermal well cementing |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Comparison of Drilling Technologies Between Top Drive and Rotary Table in Geothermal Fields: A Case Study of Olkaria Geothermal Fields |
Kahuta, James; Atwa, Victor |
Drilling |
ROP- Rate of Penetration; stands; singles; stuck pipes; top drive; rotary table; drilling efficiency; weight on bit (WOB); tripping |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Challenges of Cementing Olkaria Geothermal Field |
Karanja, Nahashon |
Cementing; Equipment design |
Thickening time; ECD (equivalent circulating density); Bearden Consistency; BHCT (bottom hole circulating temperature); WOC (wait on cement); lead cement; tail cement; scavange |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Well Design and Well Workover to Land Deep Production Casings in Menengai Field |
Khaemba, Abraham W. |
Drilling; Well completion; Cementing; Equipment design; Well |
Production casings; cement slurry; cold flow; external casing packer; tie back casing; cemented liner |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Modelling of Geothermal Drilling Parameters--A Case Study of Well MW-17 in Menengai, Kenya |
Miyora, Thomas; Jonsson, Magnus Thor; Thorhallsson, Sverrir |
Drilling; Rock mechanics |
Modelling; drilling parameters; model theory; measured and modeled parameters; multiple linear regression |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Use of Carbon Microfibers for Reinforcement of Calcium Aluminate-Class F Fly Ash Cement Activated with Sodium Meta-Silicate at up to 300°C |
Pyatina, Tatiana; Sugama, Toshifumi |
Cementing; Equipment design |
EGS; calcium-aluminate cement; fiber reinforcement; fly ash; sodium metasilicate; toughness |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Broaching: An Effective Method of Well Intervention for Calcite Scale Removal |
Wilson, Daniel Robert; Gilliland, John; Austin, Andrew |
Scaling; Equipment design; Calcite |
Geothermal; broaching; slickline; wireline; well intervention; calcite scale; well workover; contact energy; Western Energy
Services, JRG Energy |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Characterization of Quaternary Extensional Structures: Tulu-Moye Geothermal Prospect, Ethiopia |
Admassu, Engdawork; Worku, Selamawit |
Exploration; Geological surveys; Magmatism; Faults; Geomorph |
Main Ethiopian Rift; Tulu-Moye; geothermal; magmatic segment; faulting; morphology |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Stakeholder Engagement Through Participatory Research: A Case Study of Eburru Geothermal Wellhead Generator in Nakuru County, Kenya |
Barasa, Philip J.; Mathenge, Rose W. |
Public outreach; Environmental aspects |
Stakeholder engagement; Environmental & Social Impact Assessment; wellhead; participatory research; community |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| The Western Branch of the East African Rift: A Review of the Tectonics, Volcanology and Geothermal Activity |
Hardarson, Bjorn |
Exploration; Geological surveys; Geochemical surveys; Volcan |
East African Rift System; West African Rift; tectonics; volcanology; geothermal activity; mantle plumes; igneous geochemistry; geothermal prospects |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Evolution and Geology of Eburru-Badlands Geothermal Prospect--Central Kenyan Rift |
Ronoh, Irene |
Exploration; Geological surveys; Geochemical surveys; Strati |
Exploration; geology; Eburru-Badlands; Scanning Electron Microprobe; classification; bulk rock chemistry; peralkaline; subalkaline; evolution |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| The Initial-State Geochemistry as a Baseline for Geochemical Monitoring at Olkaria Domes, Kenya |
Wamalwa, Ruth |
Exploration; Geochemical surveys; Brine chemistry |
Baseline chemistry; geochemical monitoring; early phase of production |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Hydraulic and Thermal Stimulation Program at Raft River Idaho, A DOE EGS |
Bradford, Jacob; McLennan, John; Moore, Joseph; Podgorney, Robert; Tiwari, Shashank |
Well stimulation; Thermal stimulation; Reservoir modeling; H |
Enhanced geothermal system; FALCON; hydraulic stimulation; Raft River; reservoir simulation; thermal stimulation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| Production Well Targeting at Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration |
Cladouhos, Trenton T.; Uddenberg, Mathew E.; Swyer, Michael W.; Petty, Susan; Nordin, Yini |
HDR/EGS; Well stimulation; Microseismicity |
EGS; enhanced geothermal system; Newberry; stimulation; microseismicity; hydroshearing |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2015 |
English |
| 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 |