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DOI	10.2172/1057293
来源ID	OSTI_ID: 1057293
	Advanced Horizontal Well Recirculation Systems for Geothermal Energy Recovery in Sedimentary and Crystalline Formations
	Bruno, Mike S. [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary (Canada)]; Detwiler, Russell L. [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary (Canada)]; Lao, Kang [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary (Canada)]; Serajian, Vahid [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary (Canada)]; Elkhoury, Jean [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary (Canada)]; Diessl, Julia [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary (Canada)]; White, Nicky [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary (Canada)]
英文摘要	There is increased recognition that geothermal energy resources are more widespread than previously thought, with potential for providing a significant amount of sustainable clean energy worldwide. Recent advances in drilling, completion, and production technology from the oil and gas industry can now be applied to unlock vast new geothermal resources, with some estimates for potential electricity generation from geothermal energy now on the order of 2 million megawatts. The primary objectives of this DOE research effort are to develop and document optimum design configurations and operating practices to produce geothermal power from hot permeable sedimentary and crystalline formations using advanced horizontal well recirculation systems. During Phase I of this research project Terralog Technologies USA and The University of California, Irvine (UCI), have completed preliminary investigations and documentation of advanced design concepts for paired horizontal well recirculation systems, optimally configured for geothermal energy recovery in permeable sedimentary and crystalline formations of varying structure and material properties. We have also identified significant geologic resources appropriate for application of such technology. The main challenge for such recirculation systems is to optimize both the design configuration and the operating practices for cost-effective geothermal energy recovery. These will be strongly influenced by sedimentary formation properties, including thickness and dip, temperature, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, permeability, and porosity; and by working fluid properties.
出版年	2012
报告类型	Technical Report
语种	英语
国家	美国
来源学科分类	15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EGS, Geothermal Energy, Horizontal Wells, Sedimentary Formations
URL	http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/1057293
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/270631
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bruno, Mike S. [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary ,Detwiler, Russell L. [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary ,Lao, Kang [Terralog Technologies USA, Inc., Calgary ,et al. Advanced Horizontal Well Recirculation Systems for Geothermal Energy Recovery in Sedimentary and Crystalline Formations,2012.