The EGS Soultz project (France): From reservoir development to electricity production

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 346-351

  Genter, A ^a   Evans, K ^b   Cuenot, N ^a   Baticci, F ^a,c   Dorbath, L ^d   Graff, J ^a   Sanjuan, B ^e  

^a GEIE Exploitation Minière de la Chaleur ^*  (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^e BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

EGS; Fractures; France; Granite; ORC Power Plant; Reservoir; Soultz

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCK MASS; DRILLING OPERATION; EGS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FILTERING SYSTEMS; FLUID GEOCHEMISTRY; FRANCE; GREAT DEPTH; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LINE-SHAFT; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; PRODUCTION WELLS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SURFACE EQUIPMENT; TESTING PHASE;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; MINING; PRODUCTIVITY; PUMPS; RANKINE CYCLE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; ROCK DRILLING; WELLS;

WELL DRILLING;

EID: 77952660514     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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