Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Fernandez, Carlos A.

doi:10.15121/1148805

Title: Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

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EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than ½ of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range. Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.

Authors:: Fernandez, Carlos A.

Publication Date:: 2013-09-25

Other Number(s):: 258

DOE Contract Number:: FY13 AOP 25726

Research Org.:: USDOE Geothermal Data Repository (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office

Collaborations:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Subject:: 15 Geothermal Energy

Keywords:: geothermal; fracturing fluid; monitoring; XMT; NMR; Acoustic; rheology; permeability; EGS; igneous rock

OSTI Identifier:: 1148805

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805

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  abstractNote = {EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than ½ of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range. Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.},

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