• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2017-05-23T21:36:34Z

Hydraulic fracturing is currently the primary method for stimulating low-permeability geothermal reservoirs and creating Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with improved...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2017-06-07T21:38:16Z

Exploration of geothermal systems is commonly hampered by the risk of unsuccessful drilling. A major problem in selecting well sites is that the favorable settings of known systems are generally...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2024-07-09T16:21:23Z

This is a presentation on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fractures Under Hydrothermal Conditions project by the U.S. Geological Survey, presented by Dr. David...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2017-05-25T21:58:21Z

Stratigraphic reservoirs with high permeability and temperature at economically accessible depths are attractive for power generation because of their large areal extent (> 100 km2) compared to...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-21T21:06:07Z

This is a presentation on the Zonal Isolation Solution for Geothermal Wells project by PetroQuip Energy Services, presented by VP of operations Robert Coon. The project's objective was to design...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2025-09-21T21:25:20Z

This is a presentation on Integrating Tracer Huff-Puff Tests and Geomechanical Analysis to Measure Evolution of the Fracture Network in EGS Reservoirs by California State University Long Beach,...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-27T14:37:38Z

This is a presentation on the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems project by Purdue...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-26T20:07:22Z

This is a presentation on the Joint Electromagnetic/Seismic/InSAR Imaging of Spatial-Temporal Fracture Growth and Estimation of Physical Fracture Properties During EGS Resource Development project...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-26T23:02:41Z

This is a presentation on the Fracture Permeability Impact on Seismic Slip Behavior project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Kayla A. Kroll. The project's objective is...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2024-07-09T16:26:53Z

This is a presentation on the Development of a Smart Completion & Stimulation Solution project by Welltec in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma, presented by Yosafat Esquitin, a Senior...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2017-05-23T21:17:58Z

Low permeability geothermal reservoirs can be stimulated by hydraulic fracturing to create Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with higher permeability and improved heat transfer to...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-26T19:12:29Z

This is a presentation on the Strain Sensing Array to Characterize Deformation at the FORGE Site project by Clemson University, presented by Lawrence Murdoch. The project's objective was to...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2025-09-21T20:08:22Z

This is a presentation on the Fracture Permeability Impact on Seismic Slip Behavior project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Kayla A. Kroll. The project's objective is...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2025-06-02T14:53:41Z

This is a presentation on the Application of Advanced Techniques for Determination of Reservoir-Scale Stress State at Utah FORGE project by the University of Oklahoma, presented by Dr. Ahmad...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-25T18:31:47Z

This is a presentation on the Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Matteo Cusini. The...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2017-08-11T20:10:52Z

We investigate the flow-channeling phenomenon caused by thermal drawdown in fractured geothermal reservoirs. A discrete fracture network-based, fully coupled thermal "hydrological" mechanical...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2025-06-02T14:55:46Z

This is a presentation on the Experimental Determination and Modeling-Informed Analysis of Thermo-poromechanical Response of Fractured Rock for Application to Utah FORGE project by the University...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-26T21:17:41Z

This is a presentation on the Seismicity-Permeability Relationships Probed via Nonlinear Acoustic Imaging project by Pennsylvania State University, presented by Derek Elsworth. The project's...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2024-06-18T18:30:02Z

For enhanced or Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) geothermal brine is pumped to the surface via the production wells, the heat extracted to turn a turbine to generate electricity, and the spent...

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• Organization: Department of Energy
• Updated: 2023-09-26T20:29:11Z

This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency at the Utah FORGE Site project by The University of Texas at...

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