Fluid flow monitoring by vertical electric profiling method in Ogachi HDR site, Akita prefecture, Japan

Hideshi Kaieda, Toshiaki Tanaka, Hideki Mizunaga, Keisuke Ushijima

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Abstract

Hydraulic fracturing experiments for making a man-made reservoir have been conducted on HDR project by CRIEPI since 1986. The Vertical Electric Profiling (VEP, hole-to-surface) method of the geotomography has been applied to monitor fluid-flow behaviors during massive hydraulic fracturing operations. Self potentials (streaming potentials) and charged potentials (apparent resistivities) were continuously observed at multiple stations on the ground surface before and during pumping operations for estimating fluid-flow front and fracture extents. The injected fluid-flow was continuously imaged as a function of time with a personal computer on the Hot Dry Rock site.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497-499
Number of pages3
JournalTransactions - Geothermal Resources Council
Volume16
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 1992
Externally publishedYes
Event1992 Annual Meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council - San Diego, CA, USA
Duration: Oct 4 1992Oct 7 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Geophysics

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