Geochemical Tracer

Geochemical Tracer

An environmentally benign chemical that is injected to trace fluid movement through the geothermal reservoir and that can be easily detected in produced hot fluid.

Geothermal Glossary

Word of the Week – Normal Fault

Word of the Week – Normal Fault

Normal Fault High angle fault that results from extensional stress and forms a steeply dipping planar structure. Slip movement during an earthquake is vertical and down dip. The down-dropped block is called the hanging wall and the uplifted block is called the...

Word of the Week – Packers and Plugs

Word of the Week – Packers and Plugs

Packers and Plugs Downhole devices emplaced into a well to seal zones and intervals so they can be pressurized by pumping fluid from the surface in order to stimulate fractures at a specified location. They are designed for temporary and permanent deployments,...

Word of the Week – PDC Drill Bit

Word of the Week – PDC Drill Bit

PDC Drill Bit Polycrystalline diamond compact drill bits have been long used in oil and gas drilling, and only recently have they been used in geothermal drilling. The PDC cutters are known for their resistance to wear and impact, including hot crystalline rock. They...

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