Go to main content

Expansion of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) in the United States is stinted primarily by the high cost associated with several stages of development, most notably drilling (Figure 1). However, thorough research and costing of advanced EGS techniques predict a significant cost reduction through use of innovative methods. The aim of this report is to provide a model, based on the specific geology of the San Francisco Bay Area, for implementation of some of these technologies that have not yet been applied in industry, but could be the key to EGS becoming economically feasible on a large scale

Metric
From
To
Interval
Export
Download Full History