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Hot dry rock: a new geothermal energy source

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  • Mortensen, Jeannette J.

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A project being conducted by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory is attempting to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of extracting energy from the hot, dry rock geothermal resource. The system being tested is composed of two deep boreholes drilled into hot, impermeable rock and connected by a hydraulically produced fracture. In September 1977, the circulation loop was closed for the first time and water was circulated through the downhole reservoir and through a pair of 10-MW (thermal) heat exchangers. A series of long-term experiments is planned for 1978 in order to evaluate the thermal, chemical and mechanical properties of the energy extraction system.

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  • Mortensen, Jeannette J., 1978. "Hot dry rock: a new geothermal energy source," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 3(5), pages 639-644.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:3:y:1978:i:5:p:639-644
    DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(78)90079-8
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    1. Muhammad Haris & Michael Z. Hou & Wentao Feng & Jiashun Luo & Muhammad Khurram Zahoor & Jianxing Liao, 2020. "Investigative Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modelling Approach for Geothermal Heat Extraction through Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing from Hot Geothermal Sedimentary Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-21, July.
    2. Zeng, Yu-Chao & Su, Zheng & Wu, Neng-You, 2013. "Numerical simulation of heat production potential from hot dry rock by water circulating through two horizontal wells at Desert Peak geothermal field," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 92-107.

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