Newberry EGS Demonstration: Initial Project Report and Induced Seismicity Mitigation Plan, 2011

Description

This is the first project report and induced seismicity mitigation plan for the Newberry Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Demonstration project. The primary objectives of this first phase were to obtain necessary permits and comply with all regulations, including NEPA, communicate with the public, regulators and other stakeholders, develop a geologic model by evaluating current geoscience data and characterizing existing wells, supplemented by additional injection test and wellbore survey information, and formulate a detailed stimulation plan for the following project phases. Also attached here are reports on the successive stimulation phases of the project.

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Name Format Description Link
33 This report covers various aspects such as project description, site characterization, geologic and conceptual resource models, seismicity analysis, in situ stress assessment, permitting, stimulation plan, EGS reservoir characterization, drilling program, well testing, risk mitigation, and reporting procedures. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1599/Newberry%20EGS%20Demonstration%20Phase%20I%20Report_compressed.pdf
33 This is the Induced Seismicity Mitigation Plan (ISMP) for the Newberry EGS Demonstration. This is a PDF portfolio of all ISMP documentation. For the best experience, open this PDF portfolio in Acrobat 9 or Adobe Reader 9, or later. Documentation includes information on site selection, geotechnical surveys, induced seismicity protocols, maximum magnitude assessment, seismic hazard and risk evaluations, and more. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1599/A-1%20Newberry%20EGS%20Demonstration%20ISMP%203Aug11.pdf
21 This is a report on findings from the third stage of the project which aimed to repair and re-stimulate Well 55-29 at the Newberry test site. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/775
21 This is a report detailing the findings on the second phase of the project which aimed to stimulate the existing fracture network at the Newberry test site. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/774

Tags

  • demonstration
  • egs
  • reporting
  • drilling-plan
  • volcano
  • geology
  • geologic-model
  • seismicity
  • conceptual-resource-model
  • induced-seismicity
  • risk-mitigation
  • stimulation
  • maximum-magnitude
  • reservoir-characterization
  • altarock
  • well-testing
  • permitting
  • in-situ-stress
  • newberry
  • oregon
  • geothermal
  • mitigation
  • energy

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