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Contents
> BRGM overview
> BRGM geothermal activities
> BRGM & ENGINE
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BRGM: www.brgm.fr
> Major public institution in the Geoscience field
> Triple role of scientific research, public expertise and international cooperation
> BRGM operates as the French Geological Survey
> Objectives• Understand geological phenomena, develop new
methodologies and techniques, produce and disseminate pertinent, high-quality data
• Provide the necessary tools for public policies concerning surface, subsurface and natural-resource management, natural-risk and pollution prevention, and regional development and planning
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8 thematic areas
> Mineral resources
> Water
> Development planning and natural risks
> Contaminated land and waste management
> Environmental metrology
> Mapping and geoinformation
> Geothermal energy and geological storage of CO2
> Digital information systems
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BRGM staff
> 850 employees, including more than 600 scientists, engineers and technicians
> 29 regional offices in metropolitan France and its Overseas Departments and Territories
> Teams working in more than 40 countries
> Turnover for 2005: 84.41 M€
> Legal status: A public institution with industrial and commercial interests under the joint supervision of the Ministry for Research, the Ministry for Industry and the Ministry for Environment
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Environmentand
Processes
D. DARMENDRAILD. DARMENDRAIL
Analysis andMineral
Characterisation
A. M. FOUILLACA. M. FOUILLAC
RegionalGeological
Surveys
M. BEURRIERM. BEURRIER
DevelopmentPlanning andNatural Risks
H. MODARESSIH. MODARESSI
Mineral Resources
J. TESTARDJ. TESTARD
Water
D. PENNEQUIND. PENNEQUIN
Geology and
Geoinformation
D. VASLETD. VASLET
Operational DivisionsOperational Divisions
ResearchC. FOUILLAC
Public ServiceL. BEROUD
InternationalJ.C. GUILLANEAU
Production, Informatics and Quality
F. LELANN
Strategic PlanningJ. VARET
General SecretaryR. GUERILLON
General InspectorateP.L KIRCHER
Human ResourcesM. BOUILLEAU
AccountingJ.P. RIBERT
Communications andPublications
G. LEHIDEUX-VERNIMMEN
Information Systems andTechnologies
J.M. TROUILLARDJ.M. TROUILLARD
ChairmanChairmanPh. VESSERONPh. VESSERON
Managing DirectorManaging DirectorD. HoussinD. Houssin
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Geological map of France at 1:50,0001060 maps (92% published)
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BRGM main geothermal activities
EGS Pilot Plant : Soultz
2005 2006 2007
High enthalpy project : DOM
ENGINE (EGS) & I-GET (Geophysical exploration)
Low geothermal energy projects
Very low geothermal energy projects
Europe, 6FP, Ademe
Ademe, Feder, Régions
Europe, 6FP
Ademe, Arene, EDF, Régions
Europe, Ademe
Fundings
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BRGM & ENGINE
> BRGM leads the European ENGINE Coordination Action (P. Ledru)
> 31 partners through 16 European countries
> Total budget: 2 million €
> From 01st November 2005 to 30th April 2008
> BRGM is involved in all the ENGINE workpackages
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ENGINE Contract N°019760
> Kick off meeting in Potsdam 11th Novembre 2005
> Contract signed by ENGINE partners sent to the European Commission on 23/12/05
> Contract signed by the European Commission on 06/02/06
> Pre-financing to the partners done in May 2006
> Administrative questions: A. [email protected]
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WP1: Project management
> Led by BRGM (P. Ledru)
> Objectives• preparation, start up and closure of the project administration
and organisation
• reporting with the Authorities of the 6th Framework
• smooth and streamlined information flow within the consortium
• controlling duties of the project
> Deliverables• A project Manual, defining the guidelines of the Co-ordination
Action, submitted for approval to the Executive Group, presentation at the Launching conference, Session 1
• Six-months reports to the EU Commission
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WP2: Information and dissemination System
> Led by BRGM (P. Calcagno)
> Objectives• The information system
General information, Training and education, Publications, Data and metadata base, models, open-source software
• The publication systemScientific publications, Reports
• The dissemination systemThe Web site and the newsletter, Connection to scientific Web site, Participation to the national and international debates about sustainable development and renewable energy, General scientific dissemination, Public relation through press releases and media contacts
> Deliverables• A Web site and an electronic newsletter
• Proceedings of the conferences• The bibliography of the Co-ordination Action
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WP3/WP6: Investigation of Unconventional Geothermal Resources and in particular Enhanced Geothermal Systems
> Led by IGG (A. Manzella) & GeoWatt (Th. Kohl)
> Integration of recent progress in knowledge concerning the European lithosphere
> Mechanical behaviour of the upper crust and its response to stress, fluid circulation and heat-flow gradients
> Exploring different types of geothermal reservoir• High-energy geothermal fields (active/recent volcanism and
peripheral zones)
• High-temperature / low-permeability reservoirs (hot dry rocks)
• New deep, and possibly supercritical, geothermal reservoirs
• Multipurpose geothermal reservoirs
> Technological challenge of the investigation phase• Improved exploration methods for deep geothermal resources
• Combined geological and geophysical imaging methods for defining and assessing reservoirs for potential heat exchange
• 3D modelling and imaging of permeable systems
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Fracture evaluationin EGS
Isolated fracture
Fracture zoneFracture zone
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WP4/WP7: Drilling, stimulation and reservoir assessment
> Led by ISOR (S. Thorhallsson) & GFZ (E. Huenges)
> Dynamics of the geothermal field, stimulation and reservoir assessment• Stress pattern
• Stimulation and improvement of the permeability of a geothermal field
• Dynamics of the fissured horizons and induced microseismicity
• Reservoir physics and physical properties of rocks and hydro fracturing group
• Fluids, rock-fluid interaction, tracer and geochemistry, scaling factor
> Drilling• Drilling cost effectiveness and feasibility of high-temperature drilling
• Micro-drilling
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• Thermal effect is neglected in a first step for two reasons :
– we consider very short duration test
– we are interested in what it could happen at some distance of the well (the Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical behavior of the near well is in progress with another and more appropriated numerical tool)
Hydro-mechanical modeling approach> Conceptual model :
• The rock mass is considered as a blocks assembly which are separated by discontinuities
• Blocks are deformable and impermeable
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• Flow takes place in the fractures exclusively
> Numerical tool : 3DEC code
integrating a real HM coupling based on :• Distinct Element method for the
mechanical part
• Finite difference schema for the hydraulic part of the model in the discontinuities
> Aim : to simulate the interaction between mechanical process (deformations, stresses,…) and hydraulic process (pressures, apertures,…)
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WP5/WP8: Exploitation, economic, environmental and social impacts
> Led by IE (M. Kaltschmitt) & CRES (C. Karytsas) > Exploitation
• Unconventional exploitation systems • Development of innovative tools for exploitation• State-of-the-art of down-hole fluid treatments• Plant and reservoir monitoring • Re-injection
> A global economic approach of geothermal energy• Sustainability of geothermal energy• Multiple integrated uses group • Socio-economic benefits of geothermal exploitations
> Environmental impacts• Barriers to development• Microseismicity and risk assessment related to stimulation and exploitation• Conditions for a 100% clean exploitation of geothermal energy
> Increasing policy makers awareness and public acceptance• Building a network for political support • Societal needs and public requirement• Communication policy
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WP9: Risk evaluation for the development of geothermal energy
> Led by TNO (A. Lockhorst)
> Decision support systems enable an evaluation of the technical and socio-economic risk for the development of the geothermal energy
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BRGM / ENGINE main contacts
> P. Ledru, project [email protected]
> A. Genter, project [email protected]
> P. Calcagno, Information System [email protected]
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