Federal Geothermal Research Program Update Fiscal Year 1998

Technical Report · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:5319

Keller, J G ^[1]

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1. Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company

This report reviews the specific objectives, status, and accomplishments of DOE's Geothermal Research Program for Fiscal Year 1998. The Exploration Technology research area focuses on developing instruments and techniques to discover hidden hydrothermal systems and to expose the deep portions of known systems. The Reservoir Technology research combines laboratory and analytical investigations with equipment development and field testing to establish practical tools for resource development and management for both hydrothermal and hot dry rock reservoirs. The Drilling Technology projects focus on developing improved, economic drilling and completion technology for geothermal wells. The Conversion Technology research focuses on reducing costs and improving binary conversion cycle efficiency, to permit greater use of the more abundant moderate-temperature geothermal resource, and on the development of materials that will improve the operating characteristics of many types of geothermal energy equipment. Direct use research covers the direct use of geothermal energy sources for applications in other than electrical production.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE); USDOE Office of Geothermal Technologies (EE-12) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• OSTI ID: 5319
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID-10689
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY SYSTEM
BINARY CONVERSION CYCLE
BRINE CHEMISTRY
GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL METHODS
GEOTHERMAL DRILLING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL TRACER CHEMICALS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
Geothermal Legacy
HIDDEN GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS
INJECTION STRATEGIES
MEMORY-BASED LOGGING INSTRUMENTS
PACKER ELEMENTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESERVOIR DEPLETION
RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT TOOLS
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCE LONGEVITY
SCALING AND CORROSION
SILICA WASTES
SLIMHOLE DRILLING
WASTE DISPOSAL