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Geothermal Technologies Office

Geothermal Technologies Office. Jay Nathwani Geothermal Technologies Office Kate Young NREL Principal Investigator. June 26, 2013. Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap NEPA Database Overview. Meeting Agenda. Status Update Roadmap Content Analyses Web Interface White Papers Moving Forward.

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Geothermal Technologies Office

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  1. Geothermal Technologies Office Jay Nathwani Geothermal Technologies Office Kate Young NREL Principal Investigator June 26, 2013 Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap NEPA Database Overview

  2. Meeting Agenda Status Update • Roadmap Content • Analyses • Web Interface • White Papers Moving Forward

  3. GRR Content Colorado • Colorado agency/industry review: March 6, 2013 • Completed  through agency and legal review • Now available online Texas • Texas agency/industry review: June 12, 2013 • Completed  through agency and legal review • Now available online Permitting Analysis Web Interface Technology White Papers Future Plans Roadmap

  4. GRR Content: Colorado Permitting Concerns Permitting Analysis Web Interface Technology White Papers Future Plans Roadmap

  5. GRR Content: Texas Permitting Concerns Permitting Analysis Web Interface Technology White Papers Future Plans Roadmap

  6. Permitting Analyses FY13 FY12 FY14andBeyond Industry Agencies Congress Agencies OUTCOMES NREL/DOE Reduce Permitting Time Develop Framework Collect Data Develop Language Enact Law/ Policy Bring People Together Increase # of Projects Lower LCOE Industry Agencies Identify Game Changers Conduct Analyses Congress Agencies Increase Deployment Collect NEPA data and conduct analysis • Reduce NEPA permitting time Tuesday, October 1, 9:00-noon Side Session – (Rm117) no GRC registration required • Cost Recovery/ • Permit Fees Provide analysis of successful cost recovery programs Tuesday, October 1, 1:50 Policy/Market Analysis/Utility Session (Rm 123) • Centralized location for all permitting Analyze effectiveness of currently operating centralized permitting Tuesday, October 1, 2:50 Regulatory/Environmental Session (Rm121) Web Interface Roadmap Technology White Papers Future Plans Permitting Analysis

  7. Technical White Papers Task Description: Develop technology characterizations of geothermal technologies to help educate agency personnel on the technical details, field operations, environmental impacts and permitting issues. General Outline: Introduction Technology Description 2.1 Technology Overview 2.2 Technology Features Environmental Impacts and Permitting Issues 3.1 Environmental Impact Screening Criteria 3.2 Potential Environmental Consequences 3.3 Permitting Requirements and Issues Web Interface Roadmap Permitting Analysis Future Plans Technical White Papers

  8. Technical White Papers - Topics FY13 White Paper Topics FY14 White Paper Topics In Agency Review Hydraulic Stimulation: • Multi-Stage Stimulation • Zonal Isolation • Diverters • Chemical Stimulation Downhole Fluids: • Stimulation Fluids • Tracers • Working Fluids • Nanotechnologies Production Drilling and Well Completion: • Drilling Muds, Casing, Cementing, BOPs • Injection Wells, Advanced Drilling Techniques, Step-Outs, Lateral/Horizontal Drilling Exploratory Drilling: • Temperature Gradient Holes (TGH) • 2M Probe Surveys • Slimhole Drilling Produced Fluids • Re-Injection • On-Site Treatment • Shipment for Treatment Reservoir Engineering: • Well Characterization Techniques • Flow Tests • Down-hole Methods • Induction of Fluid Flow Geophysical Surveys: • Seismic • MT • Gravity GeoscientificSurveys • Geological • Human Observation • Geochemical • Remote Sensing Other Stimulation: • Chemical Stimulation • Explosive Stimulation • Rock Mechanics • Fracture Propagation In Agency Review In Agency Review In Agency Review In Agency Review Web Interface Roadmap Permitting Analysis Future Plans Technical White Papers

  9. Technical White Papers Schedule

  10. Upcoming Plans • 5 White papers complete • Will be available on agency websites, DOE website, OpenEI, NGDS Upcoming Plans Web Interface Roadmap Permitting Analysis Technology White Papers

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