Geochemical mechanisms of water/CO2-rock interactions in EGS and its impacts on reservoir properties: a review

B Gao, Y Li, Z Pang, T Huang, Y Kong, B Li, F Zhang - Geothermics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Geothermal energy from Hot Dry Rock (HDR) with poor permeability is recognized
as a potential future energy source, and it can be exploited by Enhanced Geothermal …

Intelligent fluid flow management for enhanced geothermal system in fractured horizontal wells

Q Zhang, AD Taleghani - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of thermal short-circuiting impedes the further development of enhanced
geothermal systems (EGSs) with horizontal wells. The objective of this research is to explore …

Investigation of REV scale and anisotropy for 2D permeable fracture Networks: The role of geological entropy

C Li, J Sheng, Z Ye, X Fan, Q Fan - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the intrinsic association between geometrical properties and permeability of
anisotropic fractured media, a methodology of geological entropy is applied to anisotropic …

Quantitative analysis of fracture network geometry on fluid flow and heat transfer in hot dry rock geothermal reservoirs

S Wang, L Zhang, J Zhou, D Yang, Z Han, Y Kong - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Hot dry rock geothermal energy relies on optimized fracture networks for efficient thermal
energy extraction. This research employs the finite element method to establish a discrete …

Study of the fracture propagation and the corresponding heat mining performance of multi-branch radial wells geothermal system based on the THM-D coupling model

W Zhang, M Wang, Z Wei, H Yu, C Wang… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the multi-well enhanced geothermal systems can significantly improve the heat
transfer efficiency and the multi-branch radial well geothermal system can reduce the well …

Effects of temperature-dependent viscosity on thermal drawdown-induced fracture flow channeling in enhanced geothermal systems

Y Liu, H Wu, AD Taleghani, K Zhang, J Zhang… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Harnessing geothermal energy from an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) highly depends
on fracture flow and heat transport processes. Thermal drawdown-induced thermal stress …

Real-Time Temperature Monitoring and Flow Control for Improved Heat Extraction in Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Q Zhang, AD Taleghani - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) rely heavily on efficient water circulation
through fractures to maximize heat extraction. Unfortunately, the geometry and properties of …

Advances in enhanced geothermal systems: Integrating laboratory, numerical and field insights

J Liu, C Shao, B Yang, MR Ngata… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
An enhanced geothermal system is a designed and engineered thermal reservoir that has
been deliberately stimulated to extract economically viable amounts of heat from geothermal …

A dynamic Pre-Darcy model and its application in the numerical simulation of enhanced geothermal system

X Liu, S Cheng, Y Cui, Y Wang, C Wei - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Numerical simulations of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) currently primarily
depend on the Darcy model, neglecting pre-Darcy flow in the matrix rock and the impact of …

On the impact of proppants shape, size distribution, and friction on adaptive fracture conductivity in EGS

F Al Balushi, Q Zhang, AD Taleghani - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) rely on efficient water circulation through
fracture networks to maximize heat extraction. In the presence of fractures with large …