Development of tools for coupled InSAR and Seismicity monitoring of EGS reservoir development and management Award Number: DE-EE0005510 CX(s) Applied: A9 Geothermal Technologies Office Date: 03/21/2016 Location(s): PA Office(s): Golden Field Of...
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Development of tools for coupled InSAR and Seismicity monitoring of EGS reservoir development and management
Award Number: DE-EE0005510
CX(s) Applied: A9
Geothermal Technologies Office
Date: 03/21/2016
Location(s): PA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Temple University 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. This information could then be used to guide decisions regarding injection pressures and flow rates during simulation and production as well as enable optimization of long-term field management and aid in locating additional wells as the geothermal field is developed.