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Title: Fracture Evolution Following a Hydraulic Stimulation within an EGS Reservoir

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1413127· OSTI ID:1413127
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  1. Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Energy and Geoscience Inst.

The objective of this project was to develop and demonstrate an approach for tracking the evolution of circulation immediately following a hydraulic stimulation in an EGS reservoir. Series of high-resolution tracer tests using conservative and thermally reactive tracers were designed at recently created EGS reservoirs in order to track changes in fluid flow parameters such as reservoir pore volume, flow capacity, and effective reservoir temperature over time. Data obtained from the project would be available for the calibration of reservoir models that could serve to predict EGS performance following a hydraulic stimulation.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Energy and Geoscience Inst.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
FG36-06GO16060
OSTI ID:
1413127
Report Number(s):
DOE-EGI-GO16060
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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