Reservoir Stimulation in Deep Geothermal Reservoir
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mechanism and effectiveness evaluation of deep geothermal reservoir stimulation
Interests: development of grouting materials and the mechanism of reinforcement diffusion; investigation of cementitious materials derived from solid waste and their practical implementation
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Dear Colleagues,
Deep geothermal energy, with its extremely high cleanliness, operational stability and wide spatial distribution, has become a new type of clean energy that is the focus of research and development in countries around the world. Reservoir stimulation represents a critical phase in deep geothermal development, where the success of permeability enhancement directly dictates the feasibility of efficient heat extraction. However, the extreme downhole conditions characterized by high temperatures and high in situ stresses pose unprecedented challenges to stimulation technologies. Therefore, this Special Issue is dedicated to novel perspectives on the theories, methods, mechanisms and technologies for deep geothermal reservoir stimulation.
Topics related to deep geothermal reservoir stimulation include, but are not limited to, thermal cracking behavior and mechanisms of reservoir rocks; theories and methods for geothermal reservoir stimulation; development and application of numerical models for reservoir stimulation; coupled thermal-hydrological-mechanical (THM) processes during stimulation and methodologies for evaluating stimulation effectiveness.
Dr. Bing Chen
Dr. Jiwen Bai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- deep geothermal energy
- reservoir stimulation theory
- reservoir stimulation mechanisms
- thermal cracking behavior
- thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling
- effectiveness evaluation
- numerical model development
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