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Hydrothermal injection experiments at the Raft River KGRA, Idaho

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6471495
The optimal development and management of a geothermal resource requires a knowledge of the hydrological characteristics of the reservoir. Reservoir engineering analysis techniques for permeable aquifers have been undergoing development for several decades but little attention has been paid to fracture-dominated systems. A program to test the ability of Huff-Puff tests to help characterize a fracture-dominated reservoir is presented. Several series of these injection (Huff)-backflow (Puff) tests were conducted at the Raft River KGRA in Southern Idaho. These test series are described and preliminary results and interpretations are discussed.
Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA); Utah Univ., Salt Lake City (USA). Research Inst.
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
6471495
Report Number(s):
EGG-M-27982; CONF-821214-3; ON: DE83005585
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English