Fracturing Rock to Make Geothermal More Productive
September 29th, 2009 Posted in Geology.com
University of Utah researchers will use a method similar #8220;hydraulic fracturing#8221; done by the natural gas industry to stimulate the yield of a geothermal well at a US Geothermal, Inc site near Malta, Idaho. Increasing the number of fractures in the rock should enhance its ability to deliver steam.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/IUsB1lVpVf4″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
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