EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range. Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.
- JPEGPAA Rheology vs T and P.jpg
- JPEGRheology 3-window cell.jpg
- JPEGRheology high P&T system.jpg
- JPEGRheometer system.jpg
- JPEGPAA Recycling.jpg
- XLSXViscosity Test-2_Results PAA.xlsx
- XLSXViscosity Test-4_Results-SDS.xlsx
- XLSXViscosity Test-3_Results Xanthan.xlsx
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- PPTXNMR capability and needs.pptx
- PPTXFinal High P&T PAA_NMR_rev2a.pptx
- JPEGAcoustic emission setup.jpg
- JPEGXMT showing local fractures created by PAA on Coso 1-2.jpg
- DOCXPulse echo Setup and Data report 3-7-13 final.docx
- JPEGFracturing high P&T system.jpg
- JPEGPics of four Coso samples subjected to 7 atm CO2 pressure.jpg
- JPEGPics of two PAA-fractured Coso samples subjected to KI seepage.jpg
- JPEGPics vs time of PAA-fractured Coso 1-2 sample subjected to KI seepage.jpg
- DOCXXMT summary of four fracturing experiments.docx
