Technical Barriers for Deep Closed-Loop Geothermal

This article was originally posted as a ResFrac blog post, and published on arXiv in March 2023.

Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation and Long-Term Fluid Circulation at the Utah FORGE Project

Proceedings of the 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA on February 12-14, 2024.

Calibration Parameters Required to Match the Utah FORGE 16A(78)-32 Stage 3 Stimulation with a Planar Fracturing Model

Proceedings of the 48th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 6-8, 2023.

A Feasibility Study on Three Geothermal Designs: Deep Closed-Loop (with and without Conductive Fractures) and Open-Loop Circulation Between Multifractured Laterals

Conference paper published in the October 2021 GRC Transactions, Vol. 45, 2021.

Guest Editorial: Why Multistage Stimulation Could Transform the Geothermal Industry

Journal Paper published in the Journal of Petroleum Technology on October 1, 2021.

Optimization and Design of Next-Generation Geothermal Systems Created by Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing

Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2022.