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Title Well Completion and Operations for MHF of Fenton Hill HDR Well EE-2
Authors Dreesen, Donald S.; Nicholson, Robert W.
Year 1985
Conference Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
Keywords Hydraulic Fracturing; Injection Well; Multi Well; Seismicity; Packer; Fenton Hill; LANL
Abstract Previous attempts to connect Fenton Hill Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Site Wells EE-2 and EE-3 by pumping 150 thousand to 1.3 million gallons of water had not achieved a detectable hydraulic fracture connection. Therefore, preparations were made to conduct, in December 1983, a 4 to 6 million gallon, 50 BPM water injection in EE-2. The objective as to enlarge the previously created reservoir in EE-2 using massive hydraulic fracturing (MHF). The planning, preparations, operations and results of the MHF are presented here.
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