An estimate of the near-term electricity generation potential of co-produced water from active oil and gas wells

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 187-200

  Augustine, Chad ^a   Falkenstern, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co produced water; Electricity; Gas; Geothermal; Low temperature; Oil

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-HOLE TEMPERATURES; GEOTHERMAL; LOW TEMPERATURES; OIL; OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; POWER GENERATION POTENTIAL; SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITIES;

COMMERCE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; ESTIMATION; GASES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; TEMPERATURE; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WELL STIMULATION;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 84876262592     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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