Technical Papers

AltaRock publications at selected geothermal conferences, 2009-present:

New Injection Strategies at Blue Mountain, Nevada Through Tracer Test Analysis, Injection-Production Correlation, and an Improved Conceptual Model. Swyer, M., Uddenberg, M., Nordin, Y., Cladouhos, T. and Petty, S. Forty-first Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 22-24, 2016. SGP-TR-209.

Transitioning Coal to Geothermal. Petty, S. Forty-first Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 22-24, 2016. SGP-TR-209.

Establishing the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) on the Newberry Volcano. Bonneville, A., Cladouhos, T. and Schultz, A. Forty-first Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 22-24, 2016. SGP-TR-209.

Results from Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration, 2010-2014. Cladouhos, T., Petty, S., Swyer, M., Uddenberg, M., Grasso, K., Nordin, Y. Geothermics. October 23, 2015.

Production Well Targeting at Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration. Cladouhos, T., Uddenberg, M., Swyer, M., Petty, S., and Nordin, Y. 2015. GRC Transactions, September, 2015.

Deep Stimulation at Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration (2014).

Geothermal Play-Fairway Analysis of Washington State Prospects. Forson, C., Swyer, M., Schmalzle, G., Czajkowski, J., Cladouhos, T., Davatzes, N., Norman, D., and Cole, R. 2015. GRC Transactions, September, 2015.

Results from Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration, Cladouhos, T., Petty, S. Swyer, M., Uddenberg, M., Nordin, Y. 2015. PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Ninth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 26-28, 2015.  SGP-TR-204.

Deep Stimulation at Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration. Grasso, K., Cladouhos, T., Petty, S., Garrison, G., Uddenberg, M., Swyer, M., and Nordin, Y. 2014. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 15-19, 2014. Paper number H43A-0940.

Results from the Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration Project- 2014.

Results from the Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration Project- 2014, Cladouhos, T., Swyer, M., Petty, S.,Moore, M., DeRocher, T., Nordin, Y., Uddenberg, M. 2014. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, October 19-22, 2014. Abstract number 249196.

An Assessment of Enhanced Geothermal Systems for Water Management and Power Production. Garrison, G., Uddenberg, M., Cladouhos, T., Petty, S., and Coleman, T. Geothermal Resource Council Transactions. 2013.

Groundwater Monitoring and EGS: The Newberry EGS Demonstration, Grasso, K., Cladouhos, T., and Garrison, G. 2013. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 9-13, 2013. Paper number H53B-1423.

Groundwater Monitoring and EGS: The Newberry EGS Demonstration (2013).

Microseismic Monitoring of Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration, Cladouhos, T.T., Petty, S., Nordin, Y., Moore, M., Grasso, K, Uddenberg, M., Swyer, M., Julian, B., and Foulger, G., (2013), PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Eighth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 11-13, 2013 SGP-TR-198.

Multiple Zone Geothermal Stimulation Case Study: Fluid Diversion Using Thermo-Degradable Zonal Isolation Materials, Nordin, Y., Petty, S., Cladouhos, T., Swyer, M., and DeRocher, T. (2013), GRC Transactions, 37, 51-55.

Improving Geothermal Project Economics with Multi-zone Stimulation: Results from the Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration, Petty, S. Nordin, Y., Glassely, W. and Cladouhos, T. (2013), PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Eighth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 11-13, 2013 SGP-TR-198.

AltaRock makes regular and significant contributions to the scientific community through oral, paper and poster presentations at scientific meetings and conferences (2012).

Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration—Phase I Results, Cladouhos, T.T., Osborn, W.L., and Petty, S., (2012), PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Seven Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 30-February 1, 2012 SGP-TR-194.

The Role of Stress Modeling in Stimulation Planning at the Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration Project, Cladouhos, T., S. Petty, O. Callahan, W. Osborn, S. Hickman, and N. Davatzes (2011), PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Sixth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 31 – February 2, 2011.

Fluid Diversion in an Open-Hole Slotted Liner, Petty, S., Bour, D., Nordin, Y., and Nofziger, L. (2011), PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Sixth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 31 – February 2, 2011.

Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration – Phase I Results, Osborn, W.L., Petty, S., Cladouhos, T.T., Iovenitti, J., Nofziger, L., Callahan, O., Perry, D.S. and Stern P.L. (2011), GRC Transactions, 35, 499-505.

Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration Stimulation Modeling, Cladouhos, T.T., Clyne, M., and Nichols, M., (2011), GRC Transactions,33, pp. 317-322.

Injection Induced Seismicity and Geothermal Energy, Cladouhos, T., S. Petty, G. Foulger, B. Julian, and M. Fehler (2010). , GRC Transactions, 32, 1213-1220.

Toward More Efficient Heat Mining: A Planned Enhanced Geothermal System Demonstration Project, Cladouhos, T., S. Petty, B. Larson, J. Iovenitti, B. Livesay, and R. Baria (2009), GRC Transactions, Vol. 33, pp. 165‐170.