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Numerically Evaluating the Performance and Sustainability of an Enhanced Geothermal Fractured Reservoir
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Sixth EAGE Global Energy Transition Conference & Exhibition (GET 2025), Oct 2025, Volume 2025, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Summary
At present, the global energy demand is fulfilled by fossil fuels. The continuous consumption of fossil fuels causes the CO2 concentration to rise in the atmosphere, becoming a matter of concern at the global level. Hence, there is a need to explore clean and renewable sources of energy to fulfil the energy demand. Geothermal energy is one of the renewable sources of energy present under the Earth’s surface. The exploration of geothermal energy can add value to the energy sector and can fill the energy demand without causing serious concerns, such as global warming. However, a deep geothermal field possessing granite formation faces challenges such as low matrix porosity and permeability. This makes the process of geothermal energy exploration from these sources highly challenging. An enhanced geothermal system is one of the approaches that can assist in the exploration of the heat present under the Earth’s surface by providing well-to-well connectivity through fractures. The understanding of the specific heat capacity of rock on the heat extraction performance can provide better accomplishment and the sustainability of the formation for energy extraction.
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