Geothermal Development in Sedimentary Basins
Wednesday, October 29
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description: Geothermal development in sedimentary basins offers a promising avenue for energy production, and benefits from robust existing data sets that reduce the need for new geothermal exploration work. In addition, the adjacency between geothermal and oil and gas projects provides synergies in terms of deep knowledge of subsurface conditions and drilling technologies, infrastructure and services. Unlike the geographically limited volcanic regions, sedimentary basins are widespread across broad swaths in many countries. Even with only slightly elevated temperature gradients, sedimentary basins often contain vast amounts of stored thermal energy within porous and permeable formations. When hydraulic conditions are less favorable than those in typical geothermal reservoirs, fracturing technologies perfected in shales are enabling various rock types to be hydraulically stimulated. With many new technologies being developed, tested and implemented today, this panel explores a variety of geothermal concepts that are predominantly driven by the experience, expertise and the innovative spirit of the oil and gas industry.
Moderator: Jim Hollis, Geothermal Technologies, Inc
Panelist:
- Logan Hackett, GeothermEx
- John Holbrook, Texas Christian University
- Kirsten Marcia, DEEP
- Eric Stautberg, Colorado School of Mines
- Dr. Kenneth Wisian, Bureau of Economic Geology/UT Austin