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Federal
Simulation Tools for Modeling Thermal Spallation Drilling on Multiple Scales
Department of Energy —
Widespread adoption of geothermal energy will require access to deeply buried resources in granitic basement rocks at high temperatures and pressures. Exploiting... -
Federal
Chlorite, Biotite, Illite, Muscovite and Feldspar Dissolution Kinetics at Variable pH and Temperatures up to 280 deg C
Department of Energy —
Chemical reactions pose an important but poorly understood threat to EGS long-term success because of their impact on fracture permeability. This report summarizes... -
Federal
Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations
Department of Energy —
Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: An Approach to Improve Energy Recovery and Mitigate Risk : FY1 Final... -
Federal
Sustainable Self-Propping Shear Zones in EGS: Chlorite, Illite, and Biotite Rates and Report
Department of Energy —
Spreadsheet containing chlorite, illite, and biotite rate data and rate equations that can be used in reactive transport simulations. Submission includes a report on... -
Federal
Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations
Department of Energy —
Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: An Approach to Improve Energy Recovery and Mitigate Risk: FY1 Final... -
Federal
Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production
Department of Energy —
Numerical simulations have shown that the use of supercritical CO2 instead of water as a heat transfer fluid yields significantly greater heat extraction rates for... -
Federal
Illite Dissolution Rates and Equation (100 to 280 deg C)
Department of Energy —
The objective of this suite of experiments was to develop a useful kinetic dissolution expression for illite applicable over an expanded range of solution pH and... -
Federal
Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications
Department of Energy —
The primary objective of our current research is to develop a computational test bed for evaluating borehole techniques to enhance fluid flow and heat transfer in... -
Federal
Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations
Department of Energy —
Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: An Approach to Improve Energy Recovery and Mitigate Risk : FY1 Final... -
Federal
Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations
Department of Energy —
The purpose of phase 1 is to determine the feasibility of integrating geologic CO2 storage (GCS) with geothermal energy production. Phase 1 includes reservoir...