USA, Utah:

Penrose Conference - Texas Christian University Geothermal Institute

Predicting and Detecting Natural and Induced Flow Paths for Geothermal Fluids in Deep Sedimentary Basins

19–23 October 2013 • Park City, Utah, USA

Northern Black Rock Desert, Utah, USA,
a basin where temperatures of less than 200 °C
 were found in Paleozoic carbonates at 3 km
depth during oil exploration drilling in 1981.
(Courtesy The Geological Society of America, Inc.)

Deep, high heat-flow sedimentary basins potentially have geologic formations with sufficient natural permeability to provide reservoirs suitable for geothermal power generation. New technologies of permeability enhancement that have transformed the oil and gas exploration industry in recent years also have the potential to transform the geothermal power industry.

The goal of this proposed Penrose Conference is to gather together experts in both the Earth and engineering sciences, and from academia, government, and industry, to focus on particular basic science challenges for developing deep, hot stratigraphic reservoirs for geothermal power. Namely, what controls long fluid pathways in sedimentary basins and how can these be predicted and/or enhanced?

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