| Title | The Massive Hydraulic Fracture of Fenton Hill HDR Well EE-3 |
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| Authors | Dash, Zora V.; Dreesen, Donald S.; Walter, Fritz; House, Leigh |
| Year | 1985 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Hot Dry Rock; Research Agencies; Hydraulic Fracturing; Injection Well; Multi Well; Seismicity; Fenton Hill; LANL |
| Abstract | Subsequent to a 5.6 millions gallon massive hydraulic fracturing (MHF) experiment in Fenton Hill Hot Dry Rock (HDR) Well EE-2, a 2 million gallon MHF was planned for Well EE-3. Although EE-3 was not established during the initial MHF, a large reservoir was created around ee-2 which seemed to be in proximity with EE-3. The objective of this 2nd MHF was two fold, to test the reservoir and seismic characteristics of the ee-3 openhole region from 11,390-11,770 ft and to drive fractures into the fractured region created earlier by the EE-2 MHF experiment. This paper discusses well repairs to prepare EE-3 for the MHF, the pumping operations, and injection parameters and briefly summarizes seismic results. |