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1 SedHeat So Far Steering Committee John Holbrook, TCU; Derek Elsworth, Penn State; Karen Block, CUNY; Joseph Moore, U Utah; David Blackwell, SMU; Herbert Einstein, MIT

2 Who are we? The goal of this RCN To form a central point of unity, exchange, and education to exceed the science and engineering challenges of sedimentary-basin geothermal energy. Steering Committee John Holbrook, TCU Derek Elsworth, Penn State Karen Block, CUNY Joseph Moore, U Utah David Blackwell, SMU Herbert Einstein, MIT

3 Tracking an Energy Elephant Geothermal Potential of Sedimentary Basins Nov 6-9, 2011, Salt Lake City, Utah 71 Participants

4 C.O. Tim Killeen

5 C.O. Tim Killeen

6 2011 SEES WORKSHOP

7 Tracking an Energy Elephant Geothermal Potential of Sedimentary Basins Nov 6-9, 2011, Salt Lake City, Utah? What are the basic science and engineering questions that need to be addressed in order to make geothermal energy production from sedimentary basins practical?

8 Question #1 Why Bother?

9 Category of Resource Thermal Energy, in Exajoules (1EJ = J) Reference Conduction-dominated EGS Sedimentary rock formations 100,000 MIT, 2006 Crystalline basement rock formations 13,300,000 MIT, 2006 Supercritical Volcanic Systems excludes Yellowstone NP, Hawaii USGS Circular 790 Hydrothermal 2,400 9,600 USGS Circular 726 and 790 Coproduced ( oil field) fluids 0,0944 0,4510 McKenna, et al. (2005) Geopressured systems 71, ,000 (includes methane) USGS Circular 726 and 790 (C.O. Joe Moore)

10 Geothermal 3% of 8%! <3000MWe alenergy/data/annual/ C.O. Ladsi Rybach

11 Who are we? What do we do? 1) Build and Sustain a Research Community -Conferences and assorted get togethers 2) Education -Short courses -Student support

12 What have we done? Geothermal Energy A Clean Renewable Resource Joseph Moore Energy & Geoscience Institute Penrose Conference October 2013

13 Conferences What have we done? One-day workshop American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) 49th Symposium in Minneapolis (June 1, 2014) The Role of Geomechanics in Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Leaders- Azaden Riahi; Branko Damjanac and Will Pettitt, ITASCA).

14 Conferences What have we done? ARMA-AAPG-SEDHEAT WORKSHOP SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING OF SEDIMENTARY GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th, th Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas Conveners: Derek Elsworth, John Holbrook, Charles Fairhurst, Sid Green

15 Conferences What have we done? Unlocking the Energy Elephant SedHeat Workshop: Science and Engineering for Geothermal Energy in Sedimentary Basins March 2 nd and 3 rd, 2017 Marriott University Park Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

16 Some Pubs Theme Issue: Geothermal Energy from Sedimentary Basins: Challenges, Potential, and Ways Forward Eds: John Holbrook, Anna Crowell, Herbert Einstein Five papers published and three in final stages

17 Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Appalachian Sedimentary Basin

18 Appalachian Basin Geothermal Play Fairway Team Terea E. Jordan 1, Maria C. Richards 2, Franklin G. Horowitz 1, Erin Camp 1, Jared D. Smith 1, Calvin A. Whealton 1, Jery R. Stedinger 1, Matthew J. Hornbach 2, Zachary S. Frone 2, Jefferson W. Tester 1, Brian Anderson 3, Kelydra Welcker 3, Catherine Chickering Pace 2, Xiaoning He 3, Maria Beatrice Magnani 2, Rahmi Bolat 2 1 Cornell University 2 Southern Methodist University 3 West Virginia University

19 Incubator Workshops 2014/2015 Small working groups (~10-20) Focus on a specific problem Definable outcomes from definable goals About $25k

20 Magmatically Influenced, Hot Sedimentary Brines in Southeast Idaho: Implications for Power Production and Economic Mineral Extraction John Welhan, Idaho Survey Incubator Workshops 2014/2015

21 Incubator Workshops 2014/2015 Geothermal Map of North America, Jacek Majorowicz and the SMU Geothermal Group

22 Incubator Workshops 2014/2015 Pre-exploration geothermal resource assessment for the Raton Basin, Colorado The rest of the story On Point: Karoline J Bohlen Colorado School of Mines Data Mining for Geology/Geography Well Data Next steps: 1. Plan of action to develop national geothermal research site/egs field test laboratory facility (work in progress) 2. Incubator grant from SEDHEAT (accomplished!) 3. Workshop with stakeholders and industry experts to generate NSF/DOE proposal for design/startup funds (work in progress) Rock Data Conclusions: Good demographics CBM operator interested Well & rock calculations show power generation potential

23 Raton Basin (SEDHEAT), Trinidad, CO, July 15-17, 2014: Follow-up City of Trinidad supportive, especially cascading direct use; : Group of investors approached CGS to raise funds for traditional geothermal project; funding unsuccessful; 2015-present: Pete Geyser/Johns Hopkins (JH) developed radiator EGS concept for Raton Basin; papers at Stanford Reservoir workshop; $100,000 in start-up finds from JH alumni (Geothermal Manhattan Project); Recently completed full proposal to take to sponsors/investors many M$ needed; 2016: CGS approached by 3 rd group, seeking investors with a new idea for exploiting resource; concept currently confidential; 2017: CGS/CSM planning approach to NSF/DOE for funds to drill scientific hole(s) to basement to study triggered earthquakes.

24 (or salt cavern) CO 2 -Geothermal Bulk Energy Storage System Energy Sustainability Research Laboratory Incubator Workshops Buscheck, T., Bielicki, J., et al. (2016). Multi-Fluid Geo-Energy Systems: Using Geologic CO 2 Storage for Geothermal Energy Production and Grid-Scale Energy Storage in Sedimentary Basins. Geosphere, 12(3), /2015 Energy Storage in Sedimentary Basin Geothermal Resources August 15-16, 2016 Columbus, OH Jeff Bielicki and Tom Buscheck

25 Energy Storage in Sedimentary Basin Geothermal Resources August 15-16, 2016 Columbus, OH Buscheck, T., Bielicki, J (or salt cavern) CO 2 -Geothermal Bulk Energy Storage System Buscheck, T., Bielicki, J., et al. (2016). Multi-Fluid Geo-Energy Systems: Using Geologic CO 2 Storage for Geothermal Energy Production and Grid-Scale Energy Storage in Sedimentary Basins. Geosphere, 12(3), Energy Sustainability Research Laboratory Brought together experts from various disciplines (e.g., engineering, economics, policy, operations research) and occupations (e.g., academia, national labs, program managers) to identify challenges and opportunities. Reservoir-level: Incorporating heterogeneity in models Can we use existing wells (and/or data from them)? Controlling fluid migration Modelling fracture propagation Modelling geochemical reactions Systems-level: Applying thermal energy storage to a nuclear power plant Integrating technology to regional electricity systems (co-dependent infrastructure decisions that may evolve over time) Cost-effectiveness: Leveraging various revenue sources (CO 2 market, electricity market, grid services) Adapting regulatory market designs to capture value Dealing with design uncertainty and market uncertainty

26 Workshop for Resource & Uncertainty Mapping of U.S. Geothermal Geologic Factors Incubator Workshops 2015/2016 Whitney Trainor-Guitton, Colorado School of Mines, and Kate Young, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Probably the best success story from the workshop would be some collaboration between NREL and private industry. Subsurface Uncertainty Data Physics

27 An Incubating Incubator! Controls on Hydrothermal Fluid Flow/Storage for Geothermal Energy in Hot Sedimentary Basins, western Utah and eastern Nevada Leaders: Stuart Simmons 1 & John Muntean 2 NSF SEDHEAT Field Workshop 1 EGI, U Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; ssimmons@egi.utah.edu 2 Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, UNR, Reno, NV; munteanj@unr.edu Dates: May 14-20, 2017 Focus points Occurrence and distribution of primary (post diagenetic) porosity and permeability in marine carbonates and siliciclastic units Development of secondary porosity and permeability through karstification, deformation, and hydrothermal water-rock interaction The role of faults and fracture meshes in controlling fluid storage/flow The role of magmatism and tectonism in elevating regional heat flow Basin fluid chemistry

28 What s Next? 4-6 New Incubator Workshops! A Challenge to you! Unlocking the Energy Elephant SedHeat Workshop: Science and Engineering for Geothermal Energy in Sedimentary Basins March 2 nd and 3 rd, 2017 Marriott University Park Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

29 Incubator Workshops 2014/2015 Small working groups (~10-20) Focus on a specific problem Definable outcomes from definable goals About $25k

30 What s Next? 4-6 New Incubator Workshops! A Challenge to you! Unlocking the Energy Elephant SedHeat Workshop: Science and Engineering for Geothermal Energy in Sedimentary Basins March 2 nd and 3 rd, 2017 Marriott University Park Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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