Short Summary
Increasing
Efficiency of Geothermal Energy Generation with
High Resolution
Seismic Imaging
Dimitri Bevc
00-10
EISG Project Title: Increasing Efficiency of Geothermal Energy Generation with High Resolution Seismic Imaging
EISG Grant Number: 00-10
PIER Area: Renewable Energy Technology
Principal Investigator: Dimitri Bevc
Contact Information: (650) 969-3886 dimitri@3dgeo.com
Organization: 3DGeo Development Inc.
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 9 months
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to research the feasibility of improving seismic image resolution of geothermal reservoirs by applying innovative seismic data processing techniques. The approach will be validated against a data set from an existing geothermal field.
Proposed Outcomes:
· Improved methodology for processing seismic data
· Feasibility analysis based on performance of proposed processing methodology
Anticipated Benefits:
· Reduce the number of wells drilled per geothermal field by 2-5 at a savings of $1.5-$4.0 million per well.
· Improves the imaging of geothermal fields with complex near-surface geology in which current imaging technologies do not perform well.