Petrophysical
Interpretation of Fractures and Fluids in Geothermal Fields for Improved Energy
Generation
Dimitri Bevc
04-01
EISG Project
Title: Petrophysical Interpretation of Fractures and Fluids in Geothermal Fields
for Improved Energy Generation
EISG Grant Number: 04-01
PIER Area: Renewable Energy Technologies
Principal Investigator: Dimitri Bevc
Contact Information: Phone:
(408) 450-7840 ext. 102, email: Dimitri@3dgeo.com
Organization: 3Dgeo Development, Inc.
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to research the feasibility of demonstrating that accurate fracture and fluid distribution maps can be obtained in a complex and heterogeneous geothermal environment. The project will modify the proven technique of Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators used in the petroleum industry to make it applicable to hard rock, geothermal reservoirs extracting attributes from seismic data that are direct indicators of relevant reservoir properties (Direct Geothermal Indicators).
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A map of reservoir properties will be produced by constrained extrapolation from the intersection seismic profiles and analyzed.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ The proposed project may improve the competitiveness of geothermal energy as an alternative energy resource by reducing exploration and drilling costs.
§ A successful demonstration of the proposed technology may increase both the life and extent of the geothermal resource a geothermal fields by enabling selective targeting of injection and production wells.
§ Generating 250 megawatts of electricity from geothermal for one year is equivalent to saving 3,825,000 barrels of oil or 875,000 tons of coal: a significant benefit to air quality.
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