Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS
EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than 1/2 of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range. Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.
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AB - EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than 1/2 of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range. Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.
AU - A., Carlos
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1261928
KW - geothermal
KW - stress
KW - volume expansion
KW - permeability
KW - fracturing
KW - rheoreversible fluids
KW - XMT
KW - acoustic emission
KW - laboratory scale
KW - EGS
KW - igneous rock
KW - acoustic signature
KW - fracture response
KW - x-ray microtomography
LA - English
DA - 2014/09/15
PY - 2014
PB - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
T1 - Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1261928
ER -
A., Carlos. Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 15 September, 2014, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1261928.
A., C. (2014). Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15121/1261928
A., Carlos. Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, September, 15, 2014. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1261928
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title = {Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS},
author = {A., Carlos},
abstractNote = {EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than 1/2 of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range. Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.
},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/455},
year = {2014},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/1261928},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07},
doi = {10.15121/1261928}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1261928
Details
Data from Sep 15, 2014
Last updated Jun 27, 2017
Submitted Nov 4, 2014
Organization
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Contact
Carlos A. Fernandez
509.371.7020
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, stress, volume expansion, permeability, fracturing, rheoreversible fluids, XMT, acoustic emission, laboratory scale, EGS, igneous rock, acoustic signature, fracture response, x-ray microtomographyDOE Project Details
Project Lead Dan King
Project Number FY14 AOP 1.3.2.2