Advanced horizontal well recirculation systems for geothermal energy recovery in sedimentary formations

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 365-372

  Bruno, M S ^a   Serajian, V ^a   Lao, K ^a   White, A ^a   Elkhoury, Jean E ^b   Detwiler, Russell L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Horizontal wells; Recirculation systems; Sedimentary formations

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS; RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATIONS; SEDIMENTARY FORMATION; SUSTAINABLE CLEAN ENERGY; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; GAS INDUSTRY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESEARCH; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 84876265163     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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