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Title: Reservoir related research at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Abstract

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) conduct research in reservoir engineering, geophysics, and geochemistry, respectively, in support of the DOE Reservoir Technology Research Program. INEL's research has centered on the development of a reservoir simulation code to predict heat and solute transfer in fractured, porous media. In support of the initiatives for research at the The Geysers, INEL will initiate in cooperation with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, studies of injection and related interference effects at The Geysers. Work at LLNL is centered on analysis of the seismicity associated with production and injection at geothermal systems and effects of geothermal systems on seismic signals. LLNL is continuing studies of seismic attenuation related to the presence of steam at The Geysers. ORNL conducts research to obtain the thermodynamic and kinetic data needed as input into geochemical models such as those being developed by John Weare of the University of California, San Diego that predict the phase behavior and corrosion characteristics of geothermal brines. The current program at ORNL addresses the ion interaction parameters of bisulfate ion (HSO{sup {minus}}) with H{sup +} and Na{sup +}, the dissociation constant of HSO{sub 4}{sup {minus}}, OH{sup {minus}},more » and the solubility and specification of aluminum in the system H{sup +}-Na{sup +}-K{sup +}-Cl{sup {minus}}-OH{sup {minus}}. ORNL is initiating studies of the distribution of HCl in steam in support of the expanded research program at The Geysers. 3 refs.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE/CE
OSTI Identifier:
6300155
Report Number(s):
EGG-M-90157; CONF-9004131-8
ON: DE91006113
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-76ID01570
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: The national energy strategy--the role of geothermal technology development, San Francisco, CA (USA), 18-20 Apr 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; SEISMICITY; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; REACTION KINETICS; RESERVOIR ROCK; FLUID FLOW; ATTENUATION; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; DISPLACEMENT FLUIDS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY; KINETICS; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY; ORNL; PHASE STUDIES; POROSITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SEISMIC EFFECTS; SEISMIC WAVES; THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENGINEERING; FLUIDS; MECHANICS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SIMULATION; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; Geothermal Legacy; 152001* - Geothermal Data & Theory- Properties of Aqueous Solutions; 152002 - Geothermal Data & Theory- Properties of Minerals & Rocks

Citation Formats

Renner, J L, Kasameyer, P W, and Mesmer, R E. Reservoir related research at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Renner, J L, Kasameyer, P W, & Mesmer, R E. Reservoir related research at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. United States.
Renner, J L, Kasameyer, P W, and Mesmer, R E. 1990. "Reservoir related research at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6300155.
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title = {Reservoir related research at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory},
author = {Renner, J L and Kasameyer, P W and Mesmer, R E},
abstractNote = {Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) conduct research in reservoir engineering, geophysics, and geochemistry, respectively, in support of the DOE Reservoir Technology Research Program. INEL's research has centered on the development of a reservoir simulation code to predict heat and solute transfer in fractured, porous media. In support of the initiatives for research at the The Geysers, INEL will initiate in cooperation with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, studies of injection and related interference effects at The Geysers. Work at LLNL is centered on analysis of the seismicity associated with production and injection at geothermal systems and effects of geothermal systems on seismic signals. LLNL is continuing studies of seismic attenuation related to the presence of steam at The Geysers. ORNL conducts research to obtain the thermodynamic and kinetic data needed as input into geochemical models such as those being developed by John Weare of the University of California, San Diego that predict the phase behavior and corrosion characteristics of geothermal brines. The current program at ORNL addresses the ion interaction parameters of bisulfate ion (HSO{sup {minus}}) with H{sup +} and Na{sup +}, the dissociation constant of HSO{sub 4}{sup {minus}}, OH{sup {minus}}, and the solubility and specification of aluminum in the system H{sup +}-Na{sup +}-K{sup +}-Cl{sup {minus}}-OH{sup {minus}}. ORNL is initiating studies of the distribution of HCl in steam in support of the expanded research program at The Geysers. 3 refs.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6300155}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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