Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone

doi:10.15121/1593279

Title: Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone

Abstract

This dataset contains black-and-white photographic images of individual core segments from well Preston 119 and photomicrographs taken of petrographic thin sections from well Clay 513. Minipermeameter measurement results of 2,260 samples for fracture and matrix permeability on core segments for well Preston 119. These results are summarized in figures, spreadsheets, and PowerPoints. Microsoft Excel will be necessary to examine the permeability data and software capable of reading a .PDF file will be needed to view the file of annotated core CT scans. Microsoft Powerpoint will be necessary to view the photomicrograph presentation.

Authors:: McDowell, Ronald

Publication Date:: 2019-12-19

Other Number(s):: 1189

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008105

Product Type:: Dataset

Research Org.:: DOE Geothermal Data Repository; West Virginia University

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-2C)

Subject:: 15 Geothermal Energy

Keywords:: geothermal; Appalachian Basin; WVU; WVGES; Tuscarora Sandstone; thin section analysis; minipermeameter; Permeability; DDU; Deep Direct-Use; matrix permeability; core segments; fracture analysis; reservoir analysis; photomicrographs; fracture permeability; feasibility; reservoir; geologic; thermal; properties; thickness; depth; characterization; WV; EGS

OSTI Identifier:: 1593279

DOI:: 10.15121/1593279

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                    McDowell, Ronald. Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    McDowell, Ronald. Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone.  United States.  doi:10.15121/1593279.

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"Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone".  United States.  doi:10.15121/1593279.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1593279. Pub date:Thu Dec 19 00:00:00 EST 2019

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  abstractNote = {This dataset contains black-and-white photographic images of individual core segments from well Preston 119 and photomicrographs taken of petrographic thin sections from well Clay 513. Minipermeameter measurement results of 2,260 samples for fracture and matrix permeability on core segments for well Preston 119. These results are summarized in figures, spreadsheets, and PowerPoints. Microsoft Excel will be necessary to examine the permeability data and software capable of reading a .PDF file will be needed to view the file of annotated core CT scans. Microsoft Powerpoint will be necessary to view the photomicrograph presentation.},

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The Geothermal Data Repository (GDR) is the submission point for all data collected from researchers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office (DOE GTO). The DOE GTO is providing access to its geothermal project information through the GDR. The GDR is powered by OpenEI, an energy information portal sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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