A global review of enhanced geothermal system (EGS)

SM Lu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The goal of this study is to review 18 significant enhanced geothermal system (EGS) sites
and technologies that have been applied in the European Union, Japan, South Korea …

A review of geothermal energy resources, development, and applications in China: Current status and prospects

J Zhu, K Hu, X Lu, X Huang, K Liu, X Wu - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to introduce geothermal energy resources, utilization,
development roadmap, and government support in China. Over the last 20 years, China was …

Numerical simulation of the heat extraction in EGS with thermal-hydraulic-mechanical coupling method based on discrete fractures model

Z Sun, X Zhang, Y Xu, J Yao, H Wang, S Lv, Z Sun… - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) creates an artificial geothermal reservoir
by hydraulic fracturing which allows heat transmission through the fractures by the …

Numerical simulation of the heat extraction in 3D-EGS with thermal-hydraulic-mechanical coupling method based on discrete fractures model

J Yao, X Zhang, Z Sun, Z Huang, J Liu, Y Li, Y Xin… - Geothermics, 2018 - Elsevier
The geothermal heat production from Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) is influenced by
complex thermal-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) coupling process, it is necessary to consider …

Designing multi-well layout for enhanced geothermal system to better exploit hot dry rock geothermal energy

J Chen, F Jiang - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Heat extraction mode, eg well layout or arrangement of wells, of enhanced or engineered
geothermal system (EGS) is crucial to its performance and directly affects its commercial …

Numerical study of the long-term performance of EGS based on discrete fracture network with consideration of fracture deformation

J Liao, B Xu, F Mehmood, K Hu, H Wang, Z Hou… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
During heat extraction in fractured reservoir, the perturbation of pressure, stress,
temperature could alter the fracture aperture, which feeds back to the long-term performance …

A three-dimensional coupled thermo-hydro model for geothermal development in discrete fracture networks of hot dry rock reservoirs

F Xiong, C Zhu, G Feng, J Zheng, H Sun - Gondwana Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) fluid flow and thermal transport modeling in discrete
fracture networks (DFNs) is critical for geothermal energy recovery from enhanced …

A three-dimensional transient model for EGS subsurface thermo-hydraulic process

F Jiang, J Chen, W Huang, L Luo - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Understanding the subsurface thermo-hydraulic process in enhanced or engineered
geothermal systems (EGS) is crucial to the efficiency of heat extraction and the sustainable …

A three-dimensional coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical numerical model with partially bridging multi-stage contact fractures in horizontal-well enhanced geothermal …

P Yu, D Dempsey, R Archer - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), engineered deep rock heat exchangers, are
often touted for their massive untapped renewable energy potential. However, numerous …

Impact of fracture shear dilation on long-term heat extraction in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Insights from a fully-coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation

X Zhang, Z Huang, Q Lei, J Yao, L Gong, Z Sun… - Geothermics, 2021 - Elsevier
Shear dilation of fractures has been recognized as a main mechanism of permeability
enhancement by hydraulic stimulation in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGSs); however …