The Northwest Geysers EGS Demonstration Project, California: Pre-stimulation Modeling and Interpretation of the Stimulation

Mathematical Geosciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-29

  Rutqvist, Jonny ^a   Dobson, Patrick F ^a   Garcia, Julio ^b   Hartline, Craig ^b   Jeanne, Pierre ^a   Oldenburg, Curtis M ^a   Vasco, Donald W ^a   Walters, Mark ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Calpine Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled processes; EGS; Fluid injection; Geomechanics; Induced seismicity; Modeling

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEMONSTRATIONS; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEYSERS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE); MODELS; MONITORING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SHEAR FLOW; WELL STIMULATION; WELLS;

COLD WATER INJECTION; COUPLED PROCESS; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; FLUID INJECTIONS; GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUND SURFACE DEFORMATION; PREEXISTING FRACTURE;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FLUID INJECTION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDUCED SEISMICITY; LOW PRESSURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROSITY; RESERVOIR ROCK;

CALIFORNIA; GEYSERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894051432     PISSN: 18748961     EISSN: 18748953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-013-9493-y     Document Type: Article

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