SMU Geothermal Lab developed a methodology to estimate shallow (1 km to 4 km) Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) resource potential using an approach that utilizes recent geology and geophysical research along with new well data to improve the thermal conductivity model, mitigate impacts from groundwater flow in the thermal model, and examine radioactivity data variations. By incorporating the results of the most recent projects with the SMU shallow methodology, we developed a more accurate, updated resource estimate for the Snake River Plain (SRP). The resulting maps and resource estimates can be used by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the public to determine how best to move forward with future project development. This completed effort was funded under NREL contract DE-AC36-08GO28308 and coordinated by Amanda Kolker.
OwnerNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - view all
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OverviewBLMEGSEnhanced Geothermal SystemFORGEIdahoNRELOregonPFAPlay Fairway AnalysisSRPSnake River Plainboreholebottom-hole temperatureenergygeothermalheat flowinterval equilibrium temperature loglithologymodelmodelingoil and gas wellsradioactivityradiogenic heat productionshallowtemperaturethermal conductivityvelocitywell data
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dcat_issued2020-10-30T06:00:00Z
dcat_modified2021-05-17T15:55:33Z
dcat_publisher_nameSouthern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
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