Development Drilling, Testing and Initial Production of the Beowawe Geothermal Field

Conference · Tue Jan 20 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:888527

Hoang, V T; James, E D; Epperson, I J

The Beowawe geothermal field in north central Nevada is generating 16MW using two production wells (Ginn 1-13 and 2-13) and one injection well (Batz). Drilling the second production well (Chevron Ginn 2-13) in 1985 led to the discovery of a second productive strand of the Malpais fault zone. The wells are completed in the Malpais fault zone and are capable of producing 420+°F geothermal fluid at rates exceeding 1,000,000 lbs/hr. Initial testing suggests that the completion zones of the two production wells have no pressure communication, therefore providing what is essentially a second production zone for future development. Injection of produced fluids into a fault parallel with the Malpais shows no pressure communication with other wells. One year of production in the system shows no pressure depletion or enthalpy decline in the producing area. 1 tab., 6 figs., 5 refs.

• Research Organization: Chevron Resources Company, San Francisco, CA
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-80SF11459; AS07-84ID12529
• OSTI ID: 888527
• Report Number(s): SGP-TR-109-23
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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