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1 | 1 | # Case Study: Fervo Project Red (2026 Update) |
2 | 2 | # Based on GEOPHIRES example Fervo_Norbeck_Latimer_2023 (https://gtp.scientificwebservices.com/geophires?geophires-example-id=Fervo_Norbeck_Latimer_2023) |
3 | 3 | # with 2026 updates derived from https://fervoenergy.com/enhanced-geothermal-has-been-proven-at-scale-heres-what-two-years-of-production-data-show/ |
| 4 | +# Paper references are to "Commercial-Scale Demonstration of a First-of-a-Kind Enhanced Geothermal System." (Norbeck & Latimer, 2023) (https://doi.org/10.31223/X52X0B). |
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5 | 6 | Reservoir Model, 1 |
6 | 7 | Reservoir Volume Option, 1 |
@@ -29,12 +30,12 @@ Production Flow Rate per Well, 41, -- =650 gpm per the paper - per the paper the |
29 | 30 | Production Well Diameter, 7, -- per the paper |
30 | 31 | Injection Well Diameter, 7, -- per the paper |
31 | 32 | Well Separation, 365 feet, -- per the paper |
32 | | -Injection Temperature, 75, -- per the paper 75 to 125 degF |
| 33 | +Injection Temperature, 75, -- per https://fervoenergy.com/enhanced-geothermal-has-been-proven-at-scale-heres-what-two-years-of-production-data-show/ |
33 | 34 | Injection Wellbore Temperature Gain, 3, -- [degC] |
34 | 35 | Reservoir Impedance, 0.30, -- per paper, matching pumping power report 500-1000 kW |
35 | 36 | Ramey Production Wellbore Model, 1 |
36 | 37 | Utilization Factor, .9 |
37 | | -Water Loss Fraction, 0.3 |
| 38 | +Water Loss Fraction, 0.3, -- per https://fervoenergy.com/enhanced-geothermal-has-been-proven-at-scale-heres-what-two-years-of-production-data-show/ |
38 | 39 | Maximum Drawdown, 1, -- no redrilling considered |
39 | 40 | Ambient Temperature, 8 degC, -- per the paper. Published ambient is 10.27 degC |
40 | 41 | Surface Temperature, 8 degC, -- per the paper. Published ambient is 10.27 degC |
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