Final Progress Report for Project Entitled: Quantum Dot Tracers for Use in Engineered Geothermal Systems

Technical Report · Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1228778· OSTI ID:1228778

Rose, Peter ^[1]; Bartl, Michael ^[1]; Reimus, Paul ^[2]; Williams, Mark ^[3]; Mella, Mike ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

The objective of this project was to develop and demonstrate a new class of tracers that offer great promise for use in characterizing fracture networks in EGS reservoirs. From laboratory synthesis and testing through numerical modeling and field demonstrations, we have demonstrated the amazing versatility and applicability of quantum dot tracers. This report summarizes the results of four years of research into the design, synthesis, and characterization of semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) for use as geothermal tracers.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: EE0002768
• OSTI ID: 1228778
• Report Number(s): DE-EE0002768
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
tracers
quantum dots
geothermal
EGS
Enhanced Geothermal Systems