Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

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This project focused on assessment and discovery of fluid-rock interaction in geothermal reservoirs. We accomplished work in four main areas: 1) fracture formation and the relationship between fluid flow and shear failure, 2) assessment of fracture geometry and fluid permeability using novel acoustic measurements, 3) an improved understanding of how drilling, injection and geothermal production influence local seismicity, and 4) development of process based models for using induced seismicity to assess the critical stress-state in Earth's crust.
This submission contains relevant true triaxial granite and shale experiments and associated run sheets accompanied with links to final technical report and presentation project slides.

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Name Format Description Link
Lab Experiment List.xlsx XLS Experimental Data Table Leveraging a Fundamental Understanding of Fracture Flow, Dynamic Permeability Enhancement, and Induced Seismicity to Improve Geothermal Energy Production Open resource
Westerly Granite Experiment.zip ZIP Raw binary data files for relevant granite experiments and associated run sheets Open resource
Berea Sandstone Experiments.zip ZIP Raw binary data files for relevant sandstone experiments and associated run sheets Open resource
Project Presentation PDF High Level Project Presentation Open resource
Final Technical Report HTML Leveraging a Fundamental Understanding of Fracture Flow, Dynamic Permeability Enhancement, and Induced Seismicity to Improve Geothermal Energy Production Open resource

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