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Federal
Applications of Geothermally-Produced Colloidal Silica in Reservoir Management - Smart Gels
Department of Energy —
In enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) the reservoir permeability is often enhanced or created using hydraulic fracturing. In hydraulic fracturing, high fluid pressures... -
Federal
Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity - 2025 Workshop Presentation
Department of Energy —
This is a presentation on the Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,... -
Federal
Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations
Department of Energy —
This a report for the project "Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations". Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require... -
Federal
Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling
Department of Energy —
Wells for Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) typically occur in conditions presenting significant challenges for conventional rotary and percussive drilling... -
Federal
Grain-Scale Failure in Thermal Spallation Drilling
Department of Energy —
Geothermal power promises clean, renewable, reliable and potentially widely-available energy, but is limited by high initial capital costs. New drilling technologies... -
Federal
Chlorite Dissolution Kinetics at Variable pH and Temperatures up to 275C
Department of Energy —
FY13 annual report describing the calculations and results associated with the data and dissolution rate contained in "Chlorite Kinetic Dissolution Data and Rate"...