Enhanced geothermal system
AssigneeFervo Energy Company
InventorsJack Norbeck, Timothy Latimer
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Abstract
Systems and techniques may be used to operate an enhanced geothermal system (EGS). An example technique may include applying a stimulation treatment including a proppant to generate a distributed network of fractures along wellbores between a horizontal geothermal injection well and a horizontal geothermal production well. The horizontal geothermal injection well and the horizontal geothermal production well may be positioned within a mixed metasedimentary and igneous formation.
Claims20
An enhanced geothermal system (EGS) comprising:
- a horizontal geothermal injection well positioned within a mixed metasedimentary and igneous formation;
- a horizontal geothermal production well positioned within the mixed metasedimentary and igneous formation;
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- a distributed network of fractures along wellbores between the horizontal geothermal injection well and the horizontal geothermal production well, the distributed network of fractures generated via a stimulation treatment comprising a proppant.
A method for generating an enhanced geothermal system (EGS), the method comprising:
- drilling a horizontal geothermal injection well positioned within a mixed metasedimentary and igneous formation;
- drilling a horizontal geothermal production well positioned within the mixed metasedimentary and igneous formation;
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- applying a stimulation treatment comprising a proppant to generate a distributed network of fractures along wellbores between the horizontal geothermal injection well and the horizontal geothermal production well.
A method for generating an enhanced geothermal system (EGS), the method comprising:
- applying a stimulation treatment comprising a proppant in a first stage to generate a first distributed network of fractures along wellbores starting at a toe of a horizontal geothermal injection well positioned within a mixed metasedimentary and igneous formation, the first distributed network of fractures occurring between the horizontal geothermal injection well and a horizontal geothermal production well positioned within the mixed metasedimentary and igneous formation;
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- applying a stimulation treatment comprising a proppant in a second stage to generate a second distributed network of fractures along wellbores between the horizontal geothermal injection well and the horizontal geothermal production well, the second stage being uphole of the toe of the horizontal geothermal injection well.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.