Shallow EGS Regional Resource Potential and Map - Snake River Plain

Description

SMU Geothermal Lab developed a methodology to estimate shallow (1 km to 4 km) Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) resource potential using an approach that utilizes recent geology and geophysical research along with new well data to improve the thermal conductivity model, mitigate impacts from groundwater flow in the thermal model, and examine radioactivity data variations. By incorporating the results of the most recent projects with the SMU shallow methodology, we developed a more accurate, updated resource estimate for the Snake River Plain (SRP). The resulting maps and resource estimates can be used by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the public to determine how best to move forward with future project development.

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53 Within this Excel file are the original raw data, reviewed and used data, and data not used with reason why. The maps are plotted using the used data spreadsheet. Additional data and methods are described within the final report. The spreadsheet was reviewed for spelling errors and improved headers in March 2021. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1290/SMU-SRP_IdahoandOregonFinalDataset_5March2021.xlsx
33 Project final report describes how the data were collected, models used in calculations, and results as maps and data tables. The full dataset is within the file "SRP Final Data." https://gdr.openei.org/files/1290/SMU-NREL_SRP-FinalReport%20Dec%202020.pdf

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  • interval-equilibrium-temperature-log
  • idaho
  • modeling
  • thermal-conductivity
  • forge
  • radioactivity
  • egs
  • enhanced-geothermal-system
  • borehole
  • radiogenic-heat-production
  • well-data
  • pfa
  • model
  • snake-river-plain
  • blm
  • srp
  • temperature
  • velocity
  • lithology
  • bottom-hole-temperature
  • nrel
  • oil-and-gas-wells
  • oregon
  • geothermal
  • energy
  • shallow
  • heat-flow
  • play-fairway-analysis

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