Hydraulic fracture stimulation treatment of Well Baca 23. Geothermal Reservoir Well-Stimulation Program

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6610171· OSTI ID:6610171

Well Stimulation Experiment No. 5 of the Geothermal Reservoir Well Stimulation Program (GRWSP) was performed on March 22, 1981 in Baca 23, located in Union's Redondo Creek Project Area in Sandoval County, New Mexico. The treatment selected was a large hydraulic fracture job designed specifically for, and utilizing frac materials chosen for, the high temperature geothermal environment. The well selection, fracture treatment, experiment evaluation, and summary of the job costs are presented herein.

• Research Organization: Republic Geothermal, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (USA); Maurer Engineering, Inc., Houston, TX (USA); Vetter Research, Costa Mesa, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-79AL10563
• OSTI ID: 6610171
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/10563-T15; ON: DE83003858
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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