Research
Find here a list of research projects GeoMechanics Technologies led or was involved:
- Application of Hydroshearing to Increase Spatial Distribution of Contaminant Treatment Amendments in Complex Geology (DE-SC0018681)
- The Use of Advanced Percussion Drilling to Improve Subsurface Permeability for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (DE-SC0018588)
- Development and Testing of Advanced Inter-well and Inter-Stage Pressure Pulse Analysis for Fracture Diagnostics, Phase II (DE-SC0015766)
- Development and Advanced Analysis of Dynamic and Static Casing Strain Monitoring to Characterize the Orientation and Dimensions of Hydraulic Fractures (DE-SC-0017746)
- Use of Fiber Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Measuring Hydraulic Connectivity for Geothermal Applications (DE-SC0017744)
- Advanced Analysis of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation
and Efficiency Using Natural Gas as an Alternative to Water (DE-SC0017187)
- Use of Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing to Detect Well Leakage for Geologic Carbon Sequestration (DE-SC0015763)
- Development and Testing of Advanced Inter-well and Inter-Stage Pressure Pulse Analysis for Fracture Diagnostics (DE-SC0015766)
- Assessment of CO2 Storage Resources in Depleted Oil and Gas Fields in the Ship Shoal Area, Gulf of Mexico (DE-FE-0026041)
- Development of Improved Caprock Integrity
and Risk Assessment Techniques (DOE-FE-0009168)
- Advanced Horizontal ell Recirculation Systems for Geothermal Energy Recovery in Sedimentary Formations (DE-EE0005126)
- Characterization of Pliocene and Miocene Formations in the Wilmington Graben, offshore Los Angeles, for large scale geologic storage of CO2 (DE-NT0001922)
Data of wells drilled under this research project has been published on openei.org - Fundamental research o Percussion Drilling:Improved rock mechanics analysis, Advanced simulation technology & Laboratory validation (DE-FC26-03NT41999)
- Geomechanical Analysis of Pressure Limits for Thin Bedded Salt Caverns in the Michigan-Appalachian basins (DE-FC26-03NT41813)