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HDR/HWR can be one of the major sources of energy for the world in the 21st century because of the size of HDR/HWR resources and the environmental benefits offered by clean HDR/HWR energy. Over the last 25 years, significant advances have been made in the creation and operation of stimulated reservoirs, but little is yet known about the details of joint structure within the body of the reservoir....
During the past 25 years, considerable progress has been made in the knowledge and understanding of engineered geothermal reservoirs, i.e., Hot Dry Rock and Hot Wet Rock reservoirs. Initial experiments at the Fenton Hill site in the USA have shown that it is possible to drill into hot, impermeable granite and create flow passages that stay open despite the high earth stresses tending to close fractures...
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