Wednesday, July 31
10:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Peppermill Direct Use Tour (optional)
Located at the north end of the Moana Hot Springs thermal anomaly, the Peppermill’s pools, hot tubs, domestic water for showers and mechanical systems, generate all of their heating energy from their geothermal operation 24 hours a day seven days a week. In addition to pumping the naturally heated water from the ground, the resort has also installed a reinjection well that returns the geothermal fluids back underground, to be reheated by the volcanic energy after it has heated the property. The tour will highlight the geothermal wells and engineering facilities. Our knowledgeable guides will provide an interpretive commentary during the trip, and you won’t even need to leave the hotel!
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Opening Plenary Session
Speakers:
- Susan Nash, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
- Anine Pedersen, Geothermal Rising
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Geothermal Reservoirs - Challenges and Opportunities with Each Type of Geothermal Reservoir
Geothermal reservoirs are hosted in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks across the world and are each susceptible to varying effects from regional tectonics, active volcanism, crustal heat flow, thermal conductivity, and diagenesis. Consequently, reservoir characterization workflows, drilling technology, production techniques, and reservoir monitoring plans are highly variable depending on the type of geothermal reservoir being targeted. This session will discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with exploration and development in all types of geothermal reservoirs from both geologic and engineering standpoints.
Speakers:
- Shuvajit Bhattacharya, Bureau of Economic Geology
- Emma McConville, Fervo Energy
- Anthony Pink, Mazama Energy
- Andrew Sabin, Navy Geothermal Program
- Eric Stautberg, Colorado School of Mines
- Whitney Trainor-Guitton, NREL
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Networking Reception
Join us as we wrap up the first day of the 2024 Subsurface Geothermal Symposium! Connect (or reconnect) with friends and colleagues, meet with our table-top partners, and engage with GR Staff to learn more about the association.
Thursday, August 1
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast with WING
Speaker:
- Paul Schwering, Sandia National Laboratories
WING Panel:
- Moderator – Madeline Churchill, Ormat
- Panelist – Leland Davis, Geologica Geothermal Group, Inc.
- Panelist – Kayla Dowty, Ormat
- Panelist – Cary Lindsey, UNR
- Panelist – Terra Rogers, Clean Air Task Force
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Exploration Tools and Methodologies
Examine the exploration methodologies and cutting-edge technologies relevant to hydrothermal, advanced geothermal systems, enhanced geothermal systems, mechanical and thermal storage, as well as super-hot rock reservoirs.
Speakers:
- Aubry DeReuil, Zanskar
- Jim Hollis, Geothermal Technologies
- Cary Lindsey, UNR
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Reservoir/Resource Modeling Methodologies and Technological Advances
Geologic modeling of reservoirs to evaluate resource prospectivity and potential is an essential tool for extending the available data based on our understanding of the subsurface.
Characterizing geothermal reservoirs is complicated whether data availability is low or high, which can be counterintuitive. This session will include contributions that provide information on the utility and limitations of reservoir modeling approaches, what advances have been made over the last 20+ years, and what is needed as geothermal development continues.
Speakers:
- Tijn Nederstigt, Sproule
- Chris Bowie, Devon
- Stan Mordensky, USGS
- Nicole Wagner, UNV
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Drilling and Well Design
Investigate drilling methods and well design improvements customized for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS), Super-Hot Rock (SHR), integrated storage solutions, and direct use applications. Discussion topics will encompass innovative approaches to drilling technologies, casing designs, and technology requirements suitable for high-temperature environments.
Advanced Geothermal Systems Panel:
- Moderator - Joe Hill, Vallourec
- Panelist - Alexis Garcia, NOV
- Panelist - Mark Hodder, Eavor
- Panelist – Kristaq Mitrushi, Eventure
Speakers:
- Olaf Gustafson, Cornell University
- Kim Maver, Green Therma
- Mike Umbro, Premier Resources Management
Superhot Rock Panel:
- Moderator - Elizabeth Cambre, Vallourec
- Panelist - Matthew Houde, Quaise Energy
- Panelist - Hani Ibrahim, Blade Engineering
- Panelist - Tony Pink, Pink Granite Consulting
- Panelist – Ryan Rhodes, Oxy
- Panelist - Terra Rogers, Clean Air Task Force
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Reservoir Characterization and Management: Data Acquisition and Interpretation
Reservoir characterization and management of geothermal systems will require new applications of existing technology and invention of new technology. In this session, we will cover opportunities for application of monitoring technologies such as fiber optic sensing, geochemistry and microbiology, and tracer technology.
Speakers:
- Thomas Coleman, Silixa
- Tori Parisi, ConcoPhillips
- Jayakumar Swathika, Protechnics
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Networking Reception
Join us for our final evening together as we wrap up the 2024 Subsurface Characterization Symposium! Connect (or reconnect) with friends and colleagues, meet with our table-top partners and engage with GR Staff to learn more about the association.
Friday, August 2
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Registration
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | New Uses of Fracture Networks
This session is designed to look at all the ways natural or induced subsurface fracture networks can be characterized, utilized, or repurposed for geothermal applications.
Speakers:
- Ron Dusterhoft, Halliburton
- Jon McKenna, MicroSeismic
- John D. McLennan, University of Utah
- Mukul Sharma, UT Austin
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Roundtable Discussions and Wrap-up
After the morning session, this engaging round-table activity will wrap-up the symposium with facilitated, in-depth discussions followed by reporting out to the group with observations, lessons learned and new opportunities.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Peppermill Direct Use Tour (optional)
Located at the north end of the Moana Hot Springs thermal anomaly, the Peppermill’s pools, hot tubs, domestic water for showers and mechanical systems, generate all of their heating energy from their geothermal operation 24 hours a day seven days a week. In addition to pumping the naturally heated water from the ground, the resort has also installed a reinjection well that returns the geothermal fluids back underground, to be reheated by the volcanic energy after it has heated the property. The tour will highlight the geothermal wells and engineering facilities. Our knowledgeable guides will provide an interpretive commentary during the trip, and you won’t even need to leave the hotel!
