Reservoir enhancement on the impermeable margins of productive geothermal fields

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/543735· OSTI ID:543735

Goff, S; Gardner, J; Dreesen, D; Whitney, E

This is the final report of a one-year, Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project at the Los Alamos national Laboratory (LANL). The overall goal of the project was to evaluate the performance of Los Alamos technology in selected geothermal fields, to adapt the technology to the existing industry infrastructure where necessary, and to facilitate its application through demonstration and communication. The primary specific objective was to identify, collaborate, and partner with geothermal energy- producing companies in an evaluation of the application of Los Alamos microseismic mapping technology for locating fracture permeability in producing geothermal fields.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 543735
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--97-2166; ON: DE97008593
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
Geothermal Legacy
HOT-DRY-ROCK SYSTEMS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
SEISMIC DETECTORS
THERMAL FRACTURES
THERMAL RECOVERY