Geothermal Development-Concept Screening of "SedHeat" systems (Hot Porous Aquifers)
From a subsurface perspective, Geothermal Resource Development-Concept Screening involves essenially three steps:
assessment of heat-in-place and recoverable heat based on mapped and reviewed subsurface parameters (geothermal reservoir extent and properties, geothermal gradient)
Assessment of the thermal-yield potential of different well and completion concepts
Assessment of the likely timing of cool water breakthrough from injectors to producers and optimization of injector-producer well spacing
Each of these steps is covered in AEGeo's assessment toolkit for "sedheat" geothermal plays, as illustrated below
