Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

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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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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (2014). Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1261928.
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Data from Sep 15, 2014

Last updated Jun 27, 2017

Submitted Nov 4, 2014

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Carlos A. Fernandez

509.371.7020

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Carlos A.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOE Project Details

Project Lead Dan King

Project Number FY14 AOP 1.3.2.2

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