Mining the Earth's heat : hot dry rock geothermal energy / D.W. Brown ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Donald W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geothermal resources.

Physical Description:

xviii, 657 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; London : Springer, 2012.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Hot dry rock geothermal energy: History and potential of the newest and largest renewable energy resource

ch. 1. Serendipity-A brief history of events leading to the hot dry rock geothermal energy program at Los Alamos

ch. 2. The enormous potential for hot dry rock geothermal energy

Pt. II. First demonstration of the hot dry rock geothermal energy concept: Development of the Phase I reservoir at Fenton Hill

ch. 3. Phase I Drilling and Initial Attempts to Establish Hydraulic Communication

ch. 4. Phase I Reservoir Development-Redrilling and Flow Testing

Pt. III. Engineering the HDR system: Development and testing of the Phase II reservoir at Fenton Hill

ch. 5. Planning and Drilling of the Phase II Boreholes

ch. 6. Attempts to create a deeper reservoir, redrilling of EE-3, and completion of the Phase II reservoir

ch. 7. Initial Flow Testing of the Phase II Reservoir, Redrilling of EE-2, and Static Reservoir Pressure Testing

ch. 8. The Surface Plant for the Long-Term Flow Test

ch. 9. Long-Term Flow Testing of the Phase II Reservoir

Pt. IV. Future outlook for hot dry rock

ch. 10. The future of hot dry rock geothermal energy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783540673163

3540673164

OCLC:

809241959