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Title: Geothermal-Reservoir Well-Stimulation Program. Program status report

Abstract

Seven experimental fracture stimulation treatments completed to date and the laboratory work performed to develop the stimulation technology are described. A discussion of the pre-stimulation and post-stimulation data and their evaluation is provided for each experiment. Six of the seven stimulation experiments were at least technically successful in stimulating the wells. The two fracture treatments in East Mesa 58-30 more than doubled the producing rate of the previously marginal producer. The two fracture treatments in Raft River and the two in Baca were all successful in obtaining significant production from previously nonproductive intervals. However, these treatments failed to establish commercial production due to deficiencies in either fluid temperature or flow rate. The acid etching treatment in the well at The Geysers did not have any material effect on producing rate.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Republic Geothermal, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5244337
Report Number(s):
DOE/AL/10563-T9
ON: DE82016919
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-79AL10563
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; WELL STIMULATION; ACIDIZATION; BACA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; EAST MESA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; RAFT RIVER VALLEY; COMMINUTION; FEDERAL REGION X; FRACTURING; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; STIMULATION; USA; WELLS; Geothermal Legacy; 150906* - Geothermal Engineering- Reservoir Stimulation & Extraction Technology

Citation Formats

. Geothermal-Reservoir Well-Stimulation Program. Program status report. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.2172/5244337.
. Geothermal-Reservoir Well-Stimulation Program. Program status report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5244337
. 1982. "Geothermal-Reservoir Well-Stimulation Program. Program status report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5244337. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5244337.
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abstractNote = {Seven experimental fracture stimulation treatments completed to date and the laboratory work performed to develop the stimulation technology are described. A discussion of the pre-stimulation and post-stimulation data and their evaluation is provided for each experiment. Six of the seven stimulation experiments were at least technically successful in stimulating the wells. The two fracture treatments in East Mesa 58-30 more than doubled the producing rate of the previously marginal producer. The two fracture treatments in Raft River and the two in Baca were all successful in obtaining significant production from previously nonproductive intervals. However, these treatments failed to establish commercial production due to deficiencies in either fluid temperature or flow rate. The acid etching treatment in the well at The Geysers did not have any material effect on producing rate.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
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