Potential for heat production by retrofitting abandoned gas wells into geothermal wells.

Using abandoned gas wells as geothermal resources for energy production is an effective way to extract geothermal energy from geological formations. These abandoned wells have the potential to significantly contribute in the rising global demand for energy without requiring the land disruption resul...

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Main Authors: Asif Mehmood, Jun Yao, Dongyan Fan, Kelvin Bongole, Junrong Liu, Xu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220128