U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical Information
Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS
Abstract
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:
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- 258
- Research Org.:
- DOE Geothermal Data Repository; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Technologies Office (EE-4G)
- Collaborations:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Subject:
- 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; Acoustic; EGS; NMR; XMT; fracturing fluid; geothermal; igneous rock; monitoring; permeability; rheology
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1148805
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805
Citation Formats
Fernandez, Carlos A. Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web. doi:10.15121/1148805.
Fernandez, Carlos A. Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805
Fernandez, Carlos A. 2013.
"Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1148805. Pub date:Wed Sep 25 04:00:00 UTC 2013
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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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