2018 Presenters
We had a great line up of speakers and poster presentations for the 2018 SMU Power Plays conference.
Download the conference agenda.
Speakers
Thursday January 11th 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Panel - Coal and Geothermal Workshop Review
Susan Petty
Hotrock Energy Research Organization
Bob Pilko
Blade Energy Partners
Brian Anderson
West Virginia University Energy Institute
William Shaw
University of Texas MBA Program
Panel - Geothermal Storage Applications Panel
Josh McTigue
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Eastman Chemical Gas Plant East Texas Deep Direct Use Project
George Nitschke
Good Earth Mechanics, LLC
Converting Geopressured-Geothermal Reservoir Brine into Renewable Energy
UC-Won in partnership with RenewGeo and Homestretch Geothermal
Reduce Carbon Emissions Through Solar - Geothermal Storage
Oral Presentations
Minsu Cha and Yunxing Lu
Texas A&M University
Thermal Fracturing Behavior in Well Stimulations of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
University of North Dakota, Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering
Concept for a Distributed Baseload Electrical Power System in the Williston Basin
USAID Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs
Assessment of Geothermal Co-production from Oil and Gas Wells in Pakistan
Hydrocarbon-geothermal Co-production Challenges in Eastern Europe: Pilot Projects for Heat and Electricity in Serbia (GOSPEL Project)
1 ASIR and 2 st1 Deep Heat, Espoo, Finland
Engineered Geothermal at Otaniemi and Basel: “End”-Members in Drilling and Induced Seismicity?
1 Baylor University, 2 Hi-Q Geophysical, Inc. and 3 Consulting Geologist
A Novel Approach to Automated, In-field Seismic Exploration and Monitoring Via Seismic Interferometry with Ambient Noise
John Sisler
Steamfield Sensors Inc.
Real-Time Sensors for Multi-Phase Measurement of Pipe Flows in Steam and Gathering Lines
Richard Wynn
Deep River Group
Lessons Learned Converting Gas Wells to Geothermal Energy
Posters & Reception
Wednesday January 10th 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Brian Anderson
West Virginia University Energy Institute
Feasibility of Deep Direct Use Geothermal on the WVU Campus-Morgantown, WV
Joe Batir
Southern Methodist University
East Texas Reservoir Study for Deep Direct Use
Burke Brunson
University of North Dakota, Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering
Geophysical Analysis of the Paleogeothermal Gradient And Heat Flow in the Williston Basin, ND
Mark Ingram
Ball State University, Department of Geological Sciences
Basin Analysis and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Bali Basin, Indonesia, with Expanded Geothermal Heat Flow Map of Sundaland
Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, India
Geothermal Energy in India: Past, Present and Future Scenarios
Hydrocarbon-geothermal Co-production Challenges in Eastern Europe: Geothermal Pilot Projects for Heat and Electricity in Serbia (GOSPEL Project)
Cornell University, Cornell School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Lithium from Geothermal Waters using Strategically Engineered Crown Ether Extractants
Ball State University, Department of Geological Sciences
Geothermal Heat Flow in Northern Indonesia
1 Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia and 2 Upstream Research & Technology, PT Pertamina (Persero), Indonesia
Thermal Characteristics in Initial Conditions (Natural State), Geothermal Field at South Sumatra – Indonesia
Steamfield Sensors Inc.
Pipeline Sensors Laboratory and Field Results
Idaho National Laboratory
Switchable Polarity Solvent Forward Osmosis (SPS FO): Technology Development Status and Economic Potential for Produced Water Treatment
Sherilyn Williams-Stroud and Graham Yielding
Confractus Inc. and Badley Geoscience
Induced Seismicity Related to Fault Structures
H. I. Yoon
Hanjin D&B Co.,Ltd.
Drilling Techniques and Equipment to Reach Depths Below 6 km.