Microhole Arrays Drilled With Advanced Abrasive Slurry Jet Technology To Efficiently Exploit Enhanced Geothermal SystemsCX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1, B3.6Date: 02/09/2010Location(s): Tulsa, OklahomaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden F...
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February 9, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1, B3.6
Date: 02/09/2010
Location(s): Tulsa, Oklahoma
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
This project proposes to develop a cost-effective microhole drilling and completion technology with the Flash Abrasive Slurry Jet (ASJ) system and optimize it to maximize the efficiency of fluid circulation and heat removal for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The proposed approach is expected to address the key obstacles that currently prevent EGS from becoming a technically feasible, commercially viable major contributor for electricity generation, namely: (1) reduce costs for drilling and well completion and (2) increase the volume of hot rock from which heat can be extracted.