The design and results of a cyclic hydraulic fracturing experiment performed to enhance the productivity of the geothermal research well at Groß Schönebeck (Germany) are presented. The stimulation carried out in the low-permeability volcanics of the Lower Rotliegend (Lower Permian) included alternating stages with cyclic changes of low and high flow rates with up to 150 L/s over six days in conjunction with the addition of quartz sand to support fracture opening. There was rapid water level increase in an adjacent well due to the stimulation (i.e. water injection). The subsequent production test showed the success of the fracture treatment, with the overall productivity of the treated well being increased by a factor of four.
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ScienceDirect - Geothermics : Cyclic waterfrac stimulation to develop an enhanced geothermal system (EGS)—Conceptual design and experimental results
%0 Journal Article
%1 Zimmermann2009a
%A Zimmermann, Günter
%A Moeck, Inga
%A Blöcher, Guido
%D 2009
%J Geothermics
%K 2009 EGS Groß-Schönebeck engineering experiment german
%P -
%R 10.1016/j.geothermics.2009.10.003
%T Cyclic waterfrac stimulation to develop an enhanced geothermal system (EGS)--Conceptual design and experimental results
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2009.10.003
%V In Press, Corrected Proof
%X The design and results of a cyclic hydraulic fracturing experiment performed to enhance the productivity of the geothermal research well at Groß Schönebeck (Germany) are presented. The stimulation carried out in the low-permeability volcanics of the Lower Rotliegend (Lower Permian) included alternating stages with cyclic changes of low and high flow rates with up to 150 L/s over six days in conjunction with the addition of quartz sand to support fracture opening. There was rapid water level increase in an adjacent well due to the stimulation (i.e. water injection). The subsequent production test showed the success of the fracture treatment, with the overall productivity of the treated well being increased by a factor of four.
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abstract = {The design and results of a cyclic hydraulic fracturing experiment performed to enhance the productivity of the geothermal research well at Groß Schönebeck (Germany) are presented. The stimulation carried out in the low-permeability volcanics of the Lower Rotliegend (Lower Permian) included alternating stages with cyclic changes of low and high flow rates with up to 150 L/s over six days in conjunction with the addition of quartz sand to support fracture opening. There was rapid water level increase in an adjacent well due to the stimulation (i.e. water injection). The subsequent production test showed the success of the fracture treatment, with the overall productivity of the treated well being increased by a factor of four.},
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author = {Zimmermann, Günter and Moeck, Inga and Blöcher, Guido},
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timestamp = {2012-11-02T18:16:17.000+0100},
title = {Cyclic waterfrac stimulation to develop an enhanced geothermal system (EGS)--Conceptual design and experimental results},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2009.10.003},
volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof},
year = 2009
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