Advances in Geothermal Energy from Synergies with Oil and Gas Industries
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H2: Geothermal".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2025 | Viewed by 591
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geothermal energy; water resources; geothermal plants
Interests: oil and gas; geothermal energy
Interests: oil and gas; geothermal energy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The past few years have been characterized by the increasing growth of the geothermal energy sector, seeking solutions capable of reducing investment costs and mining risks. New geothermal projects require subsurface evaluation, modeling, drilling, and surface operations similar to those used in many upstream oil and gas projects. Oil and gas service companies have become increasingly engaged in the technological, design, and workflow aspects of geothermal asset development. While the oil and gas industry most often produces oil from reservoirs up to 4 kilometers deep, it is increasingly targeting deeper zones that contain substantial geothermal potential. The possible technological transfer between the oil and gas industry and the geothermal sectors can help reach investment reduction targets by introducing conventional and innovative technologies. This would dramatically impact the expansion of the geothermal sector in areas not considered traditionally. In the meantime, the large data sets acquired during oil and gas explorations can significantly contribute to reducing time and costs in geothermal projects’ exploration stage. Knowledge of areas under study can help reduce the existing mining risk.
This Special Issue on “Advances in Geothermal Energy from Synergies with Oil and Gas Industries” aims to capture the latest research and application in cross-cutting technologies from the oil and gas and geothermal energy sectors, with contributions covering the following areas: drilling technologies, closed-loop systems, data integration and mining, modeling techniques, enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs), well stimulation, including hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling techniques, advanced geothermal systems (AGSs), project evaluation, planning and management, drilling and completion, surface facility construction and maintenance, and operation and production monitoring.
Prof. Dr. Claudio Alimonti
Dr. Davide Scrocca
Dr. Isa Kolo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geothermal energy
- closed loop
- district heating
- geothermal power plant
- transfer technology
- oil and gas
- drilling technology
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