The Geopressured-Geothermal Program: energy conversion status and future possibilities

Author

Wys, J. Negus-de ; Lawford, T.W. ; Faulder, D.D.

Author_Institution

Idaho Nat. Eng. Lab., Idaho Falls, ID, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

6-11 Aug 1989

Firstpage

2173

Abstract

A hybrid power system (HPS) was constructed at Pleasant Bayou in cooperation with the Electric Power Research Institute, as part of the Geopressured-Geothermal Program sponsored by the US Department of Energy. The status of the HPS is reviewed, and future possibilities for the program are discussed. The latter include: (1) recovery of medium and heavy oil with hot geopressured brine; (2) direct use, especially for agriculture; and (3) development and use of advanced technology for conversion at the Hulin Well, the deepest, hottest well in the program. The estimated improvement in efficiencies with advanced conversion technology range from 100 to 160%. This would greatly reduce the cost to produce electricity

Keywords

direct energy conversion; electric power generation; geothermal power; Geopressured-Geothermal Program; Hulin Well; Pleasant Bayou; USA; agriculture; electricity production; energy conversion; hot geopressured brine; hybrid power system; oil recovery; Costs; Energy conversion; Heat engines; Hybrid power systems; Laboratories; Power engineering and energy; Production; Reservoirs; Testing; US Department of Energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1989.74775

Filename

74775