Progress in hot dry rock technology development

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7179020

Duchane, D V; Brown, D W; House, L; Robinson, B R; Ponden, R

The hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal energy program at Los Alamos is directed toward demonstrating the viability of HDR as a practical energy source. Recently, reservoir characterization experiments have been carried out to evaluate water loss and reservoir inflation under pressurized conditions over a long time period. In addition, advances have been made in reservoir engineering, seismic modeling, and tracer development. Preparations are being made to conduct a long term flow test (LTFT) to evaluate the thermal power potential of the existing Phase 2 reservoir at Fenton Hill, New Mexico. The reservoir is located 12,000 ft below the surface and has an estimated capacity of about a million gallons. The LTFT is scheduled to start in 1991 and will run for 1--2 years. This paper summarizes recent developments in all of the above areas. 8 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7179020
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-90-976; CONF-900823-7; ON: DE90008921
• Resource Relation: Conference: Annual meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council and international symposium on geothermal energy, Kailua Kona, HI (USA), 20-24 Aug 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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