Assessment of geothermal application for electricity production from the prairie evaporite formation of Williston Basin in South-West Manitoba
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GeoVancouver 2016
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In this thesis, the potential of enhanced geothermal system to provide adequate energy to a 10 MW electricity power plant from Prairie Evaporite Formation of Williston Basin was investigated. This formation partly consists of halite with low thermal resistance and high thermal conductivity, which translates into a lower drilling length to reach the desired temperature, comparing to other rock types. To this end, two numerical models with experimental data in south-west Manitoba (i.e. Tilston) and south-east Saskatchewan (i.e. Generic) were designed. The thermal reservoirs were located at 1.5 km (Tilston site) and 3 km (Generic site) with approximate thicknesses of 118 m. Considering an injection brine of 6% NaCl at 15°C, the final derived temperature at wellhead of the production wells were 43°C and 105°C respectively. Finally, the Generic site was concluded as a suitable candidate for electricity production by providing higher surfaced fluid temperature than the minimum of 80°C.
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Holländer, H.M. and Firoozy, N. (2016): Simulation of heat and fluid transfer of an EGS well system for electricity production in the Williston Basin. GeoVancouver, Vancouver, BC, 02.10.-05.10.2016, Canada, 2016.