Permeability, geochemical, and water quality tests in support of an aquifer thermal energy storage site in Minnesota

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5744920· OSTI ID:5744920

Blair, S C; Deutsch, W J; Mitchell, P J

This report describes the Underground Energy Storage Program's efforts to characterize physicochemical processes at DOE's ATES Field Test Facility (FTF) located on the University of Minnesota campus at St. Paul, Minnesota. Experimental efforts include: field tests at the St. Paul FTF to characterize fluid injectability and to evaluate the effectiveness of fluid-conditioning equipment, geochemical studies to investigate chemical reactions resulting from alterations to the aquifer's thermal regime, and laboratory tests on sandstone core from the site. Each experimental area is discussed and results obtained thus far are reported. 23 refs., 39 figs., 12 tabs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5744920
• Report Number(s): PNL-5438; ON: DE85012466
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
250600* -- Energy Storage-- Thermal
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
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CALCIUM CARBONATES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATE MINERALS
CARBONATES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
DATA
ENERGY STORAGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FIELD TESTS
FILTERS
GROUND WATER
HEAT STORAGE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
MINERALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERMEABILITY
REINJECTION
ROCKS
SANDSTONES
SEASONAL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SOLUBILITY
STORAGE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TESTING
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WATER
WATER CHEMISTRY