Assessment of the enhanced geothermal system resource base of the United States

DD Blackwell, PT Negraru, MC Richards - Natural Resources Research, 2006 - Springer
This paper describes an assessment of the enhanced geothermal system (EGS) resource
base of the conterminous United States, using constructed temperature at depth maps. The …

Cyclic waterfrac stimulation to develop an enhanced geothermal system (EGS)—conceptual design and experimental results

G Zimmermann, I Moeck, G Blöcher - Geothermics, 2010 - Elsevier
The design and results of a cyclic hydraulic fracturing experiment performed to enhance the
productivity of the geothermal research well at Groß Schönebeck (Germany) are presented …

3D numerical modeling of hydrothermal processes during the lifetime of a deep geothermal reservoir

MG Blöcher, G Zimmermann, I Moeck, W Brandt… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding hydrothermal processes during production is critical to optimal geothermal
reservoir management and sustainable utilization. This study addresses the hydrothermal …

Geochemical properties of saline geothermal fluids from the in-situ geothermal laboratory Groß Schönebeck (Germany)

S Regenspurg, T Wiersberg, W Brandt, E Huenges… - Geochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Fluid samples have been collected between 2001 and 2009 from the two geothermal wells
at the Groß Schönebeck site (North German basin). The samples were taken at 4100 …

Pressure-dependent production efficiency of an enhanced geothermal system (EGS): stimulation results and implications for hydraulic fracture treatments

G Zimmermann, T Tischner, B Legarth… - Rock Physics and Natural …, 2009 - Springer
A series of stimulation experiments were carried out at the geothermal research well in Groß
Schönebeck (EGrSk 3/90) located in the northeastem part of Germany. The intended …

[PDF][PDF] Induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs: Physical processes and key parameters

E Gaucher, M Schoenball, O Heidbach… - World Geothermal …, 2015 - schoenball.de
In order to reach Europe's 2020 and 2050 targets on greenhouse gas emissions,
geothermal resources have to contribute substantially to carbon-free energy needs. Deep …

Enhancing geothermal reservoirs

T Schulte, G Zimmermann, F Vuataz… - Geothermal Energy …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In many cases, drilling operations will not open up a geothermal reservoir under such
conditions that an extraction of geothermal energy is economically viable without any further …

Fluid pressure variation in a sedimentary geothermal reservoir in the North German Basin: case study Groß Schönebeck

E Huenges, U Trautwein, B Legarth… - pure and applied …, 2006 - Springer
Abstract The Rotliegend of the North German basin is the target reservoir of an
interdisciplinary investigation program to develop a technology for the generation of …

[PDF][PDF] Directional drilling and stimulation of a deep sedimentary geothermal reservoir

E Huenges, I Moeck… - Scientific …, 2007 - sd.copernicus.org
Strata of Lower Permian sandstones and volcanics are widespread throughout Central
Europe, forming deeply buried (on average, 4000-m) aquifers in the North German Basin …

Geothermal reservoir simulation

O Kolditz, MG Blöcher, C Clauser… - Geothermal Energy …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Geothermal reservoir simulation Page 278 245 5 Geothermal Reservoir Simulation Olaf Kolditz,
Mando Guido Blöcher, Christoph Clauser, Hans-Jörg G. Diersch, Thomas Kohl, Michael …