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1 Southern Methodist University SMU Scholar Big ideas 2009 Fall Updates Big ideas SMU Geothermal Project Andres Ruzo Southern Methodist University Elizabeth Corey Southern Methodist University Follow this and additional works at: Recommended Citation Ruzo, Andres and Corey, Elizabeth, "SMU Geothermal Project" (2009). Big ideas 2009 Fall Updates This document is brought to you for free and open access by the Big ideas 2009 at SMU Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Big ideas 2009 Fall Updates by an authorized administrator of SMU Scholar. For more information, please visit
2 SMU Geothermal Project
3 About us Andrés Ruzo The SMU Geothermal Project is a student-led, faculty & staffmentored, multidisciplinary comprehensive study evaluating the geologic, engineering, legal, and financial feasibility of establishing a binary-cycle geothermal power plant on the SMU Campus. Our Mentors Elizabeth Corey Quic ktime and a dec ompres s or are needed to s ee this pic ture. QuickT ime and a dec om pres sor are needed to see this picture. Dr. Jim Quick Dr. Bob Gregory Maria Richards Dr. Dave Blackwell Michael Paul Bruce Bullock Dr. Jim Smith Shannon McCall
4 Feasibility Studies Geology Exploitable Geothermal Resource Barnett Shale in Dallas County Fracture Zone Engineering Designing Above-Ground Infrastructure Plant Schematics Structural Design Financial Cost & Profit Analyses Economies of Scale Funding & Future Investment Planning Legal SMU Mineral Rights Drilling Permits Zoning & Construction Permits
5 Geologic Feasibility Results Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Plant Geothermal Resources Council Conference Reno, Nevada
6 Geologic Feasibility Results
7 Texas Heat Flow East Texas known for high heat flow from BHT data Results from high levels of radioactive decay in basement rocks Texas energy markets are underlain by geothermal resources
8 Ouachita Over-thrust Belt Permian-Triassic Orogenic belt Low angle thrust faulting Basin formation Eroded roots of the Appalachian mountains Data still needed
9 Ouachita Geologic Structure West Cretaceous East Paleozoic Typical thrust belt behavior Cretaceous-Paleozoic Unconformity
10 Local Well Sites & Data 146 Wells Total 128 Water wells 18 Oil & Gas wells New Data Available 26 new well logs to go Looking for: Lithologies Structure Temperature Pressure Anything
11 Dallas Area Shallow Geothermal Gradients Temperature ( , , , , , , , , , Temperature vs. Depth Dallas Area Water Wells Average County Geothermal Gradients from Water Well Data County Average Gradient ( F/1000ft) Dallas 14.9 Kaufman 12.9 Rockwall 14.4 Collin 12.2 Denton 15.1 Tarrant 13.3 Ellis 16.5 Total Average Geothermal Gradient for Area 14.2
12 Dallas Area Shallow Geothermal Gradients Geothermal Gradients from Water Well Data ( F/1000ft) Tarrant 13.3 Dallas 14.9 Collin 12.2 Denton 15.1 Kaufman 12.9 Rockwall 14.4 Ellis 16.5
13 Temperature vs. Dep th Dallas Area Geothermal Gradients , , , , , , Temperature ( F Average Dallas County Geothermal Gradients from: Water Well and Oil & Gas Well Data, and Values from Negraru, Blackwell, and Erkan Source Average Gradient ( F/1000ft) Dallas Water Wells 14.9 Dallas Oil & Gas Wells 19.1 Negraru et al. Values 17.1 Total Average Geothermal Gradient for Dallas County 17.0
14 feet Vertical Depth meters 2 50 Thickness Depth Lithologic Unit feet meters Top Soil 6ft 2m Austin Chalk 159ft 48m Stratigraphic Column ,063 1,120 1,225 1,282 1,617 1, Eagle Ford Shale 507ft 155m Woodbine Sands 326ft 99m Grayson Shales 65ft 20m M ain Street Limestone 57ft 17m Denton Shale 105ft 32m Fort Worth Limestone 57ft 17m Goodland Limestone 335ft 102m Paluxy Sands 155ft 47m Cretaceous Strata Hypothetically from the 1925 SMU Water Well Site 2,603 3, Glen Rose Beds 831ft 253m Trinity Sands 655ft 200m Unconformity Oil & Gas well logs were analyzed to create the rest 9,225 9,597 Atoka Formation 6,000ft 1,829m 2,822 2,935 Barnett Shale 373ft 113m Paleozoic Strata Reason to believe that the Barnett Shale doubles over 10,147 3,103 Viola Limestone 550ft 168m Ellenberger Limestone 1,000ft 305m 11,147 3,408
15 Access to New Data For the Area Karsting in the Ellenberger Gravity and Magnetic Anomaly Data Well log data Water samples
16 New Hypotheses for Barnett Shale Play Barnett Shale Overturned Ellenberger as geothermal resource Ouachita Fracture Zone Johnson County Cave Complex
17 Ouachita Fracture Zone Geothermal Resource West Cretaceous East Paleozoic Faults trend to follow Shales Ideal case: Ellenberger being highly fractured
18 Missing Pieces Ellenberger Flow rates TDS in waters Johnson County Cave System Barnett Shale Over-turned in some parts Ouachita Fracture Zone Regional Fault Map Cross-section Andrés Ruzo s Research Wish-list Dallas Area 3-d Seismic Data Permits to drill in Dallas City Limits 10,500 ft well drilled (with testing) 265 F Temperatures Flow rates Water Samples (for TDS) Binary Cycle Power Plant
19 Engineering & Legal Feasibility Results Engineering Plant schematics and design were developed to produce 1.2 megawatts of power using UTC Pure Cycle Binary Units and connect it to power destination Georgian building at Jack s Pub Site Legal Drilling Permits City of Dallas Dallas County Rail Road Commission Zoning & Construction Permits SMU Mineral Rights
20 Financial Feasibility Results Seismic Data Test Well A B C D E Geothermal Geothermal Geothermal Gas Heating/Cooling Fracture Zone Gas Heating/Cooling Heating/Cooling Scientific Data Gas Heating/Cooling Scientific Data Cost $19.5 million NPV $35,616, IRR 16.8% PCF 6 yrs Heating/Cooling Scientific Data Cost $19.5 million NPV $10,233, IRR 8.6% PCF 12 yrs Scientific Data Cost $19.3 million NPV $3,727, IRR 5.3% PCF 17 yrs Scientific Data Cost $5.8 million NPV $1,561, IRR 16.6% PCF 3 yrs Cost $2.7 million NPV $2,469, IRR 19.4% PCF 5 yrs Summary of the most likely resource scenarios and their associated financial valuation information. No grants or subsidies included.
21 What we originally thought would happen President Turner s Blessing Test well Plant Development US Department of Energy Development Grant SMU Geothermal Plant & Energy Research Center QuickTime and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
22 What REALLY happened... President Turner s Blessing Test well Plant Development US Department of Energy Development Grant SMU Geothermal Plant & Energy Research Center QuickTime and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
23 What REALLY happened... QuickTime and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
24 The battle, but not the war... SMU Geothermal Plant & Energy Research Center Similar geology More land (No Shelby) Energy need Incentives exist Legal framework exists New friends...
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