Rock specific hydraulic fracturing and matrix acidizing to enhance a geothermal system - Concepts and field results

Tectonophysics

Volumn 503, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 146-154

  Zimmermann, Günter ^a   Blöcher, Guido ^a   Reinicke, Andreas ^a   Brandt, Wulf ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enhanced geothermal systems; Hydraulic fracturing; Matrix acidizing

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; BOTTOMHOLE; COIL TUBING; CROSS FLOWS; DRILLING MUD; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; FAULT ZONE; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; FRACTURE PERFORMANCE; GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GERMANY; HIGH STRENGTH; HYDRAULIC CONNECTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; HYDRAULIC STIMULATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW PERMEABILITY; MATRIX ACIDIZING; MATRIX STIMULATION; PERMIAN; PRODUCTION TEST; PROPPANTS; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR ROCK; SILICICLASTICS; SITE-SPECIFIC; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; WELL PATH; WELLBORE;

ACIDIZATION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BOREHOLES; CARBONATE MINERALS; FRACTURE; GELS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LITHOLOGY; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; WATER INJECTION; WATER LEVELS; WATER RESOURCES; WELL STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CONGLOMERATE; FAULT ZONE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; PERMEABILITY; PERMIAN; RESERVOIR ROCK; SANDSTONE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ROCK; WATER LEVEL;

GERMANY;

EID: 79954824973     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.09.026     Document Type: Article

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