The Northwest Geysers EGS demonstration project phase 1: Pre-stimulation coupled geomechanical modeling to guide stimulation and monitoring plans

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 34 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1135-1142

  Rutqvist, Jonny ^a   Dobson, Patrick F ^a   Oldenburg, Curtis M ^a   Garcia, Julio ^b   Walters, Mark ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Calpine Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

EGS; Geomechanical modeling; Geysers; Injection

Indexed keywords

3-D GEOLOGICAL MODELS; CALIFORNIA; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; EARTHQUAKE DATA; EARTHQUAKE MONITORING; EGS; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; ENHANCED PERMEABILITY; GEOMECHANICAL MODELING; GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INJECTION; INJECTION SCHEMES; INJECTION WELLS; LOW PRESSURES; MICROSEISMICITY; MODELING APPROACH; MONITORING CHANGE; PERMEABILITY ENHANCEMENT; PHASE 1; STEAM PRODUCTION; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

DEMONSTRATIONS; EARTHQUAKES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GEYSERS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; STEAM; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER INJECTION; WELL STIMULATION; WELLS;

DIRECT INJECTION;

EID: 79955441439     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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