EGS design and production capacity evaluation of hot dry rock considering complex cracks

• Published in: Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 347 - 358
• Main Authors: Yong Liu, Chunyu Yu, Zhongkuo Lin, Xiao Liu, J Zhang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tamkang University Press 2026
• Subjects: capacity evaluation; complex crack; enhanced geothermal system; fracturing method

This paper analyzes the heat extraction performance of EGS (Enhanced Geothermal Systems) under complex fractures based on Darcy’s law and porous media heat transfer theory, and investigates the effects of reservoir parameters, injection and extraction parameters, fracture distribution, fracture thic...