CX-007562: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Development of Tools for Coupled lnSAR and Seismicity Monitoring of Enhanced Geothermal System Reservoir Development and Management CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1 Date: 01/10/2012 Location(s): Pennsylvania Offices(s): Golden Field Office

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January 10, 2012
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Development of Tools for Coupled lnSAR and Seismicity Monitoring of Enhanced Geothermal System Reservoir Development and Management
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1
Date: 01/10/2012
Location(s): Pennsylvania
Offices(s): Golden Field Office

Temple University would utilize DOE and cost share funds to develop an integrated set of tools to monitor the evolution of permeability and fluid flow within an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) during both the stimulation and production phases to infer the location, geometry and pore pressure distribution within the subsurface fracture network.