Modeling-Computer Simulations At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Brown & DuTeaux, 1997)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Modeling-Computer Simulations At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Brown & DuTeaux, 1997)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Modeling-Computer Simulations
Activity Date	1994 - 1997
Usefulness	useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

Notes

Modeling of the Phase II reservoir at Fenton Hill using the GEOCRACK discrete-element reservoir simulator suggested that additional flow paths open up to previously less-accessible paths as the inlet region is progressively cooled. Modeling suggests that by varying the pressures at the injection and production wells, up to a four-fold increase in the accessible reservoir volume could be achieved at Fenton Hill, with only a small decrease in flow rate of 1 L/s.

References

• Donald Brown, Robert DuTeaux (1997) Three Principal Results from Recent Fenton Hill Flow Testing

• Robert DuTeaux, Daniel Swenson, Brian Hardeman (1996) Insight from Modelling Discrete Fractures Using GEOCRACK

• Daniel Swenson, Robert DuTeau, Timothy Sprecker (1995) Modeling Flow in a Jointed Geothermal Reservoir

• Donald W. Brown (1994) Summary of Recent Flow Testing of the Fenton Hill HDR Reservoir

• Donald W. Brown (1994) How to Achieve a Four-Fold Productivity Increase at Fenton Hill