Geothermal Reservoir Well Stimulation Program: technology transfer

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5196934· OSTI ID:5196934

A literature search on reservoir and/or well stimulation techniques suitable for application in geothermal fields is presented. The literature on stimulation techniques in oil and gas field applications was also searched and evaluated as to its relevancy to geothermal operations. The equivalent low-temperature work documented in the open literature is cited, and an attempt is made to evaluate the relevance of this information as far as high-temperature stimulation work is concerned. Clays play an important role in any stimulation work. Therefore, special emphasis has been placed on clay behavior anticipated in geothermal operations. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Republic Geothermal, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (USA); Vetter Research, Costa Mesa, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC32-79AL10563
• OSTI ID: 5196934
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/10563-T3(Vol.3)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CLAYS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
WELL STIMULATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ATTAPULGITE
CHLORITE MINERALS
FLOCCULATION
FRACTURES
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
ILLITE
MONTMORILLONITE
OIL WELLS
PROPPING AGENTS
SMECTITE
SURVEYS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
VERMICULITE
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM SILICATES
COMMINUTION
ENGINEERING
FAILURES
FRACTURING
INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON SILICATES
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
MAGNESIUM SILICATES
MINERALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRECIPITATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SILICATES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WELLS
Geothermal Legacy
150906* - Geothermal Engineering- Reservoir Stimulation & Extraction Technology