Geothermal Reservoir Well Stimulation Project: reservoir selection task

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5303923· OSTI ID:5303923

The Geothermal Reservoir Well Stimulation Project has prepared a two-year program to develop and field test methods of stimulating geothermal wells. The program provides for six field experiments which progress in difficulty from low temperature reservoirs using current technology to high temperature reservoirs using advanced types of stimulation treatments. The process used to select the six field experiment locations and stimulation treatments is described. Tentatively, the following reservoirs are proposed: Raft River, East Mesa, Baca and Westmorland (two experiments), and Brawley and The Geysers or Roosevelt Hot Springs (two experiments). The program will be reviewed after each field treatment to select a specific well candidate for the next experiment and to determine whether alteration of the sequence will be beneficial to the overall success of the project and the geothermal industry.

• Research Organization: Republic Geothermal, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC32-79AL10563
• OSTI ID: 5303923
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/10563-T2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HOT-DRY-ROCK SYSTEMS
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