@inproceedings{da943789fefd46e1b904ba60e039b905,
title = "Design and fabrication of a remote-control hydraulic fracturing system",
abstract = "In preparation for Collab experiment 2, performing shear stimulation of pre-existing fractures, which is to be performed on the 4100 level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) a decision was made that the pressure and pumping systems required remote control operations. This decision was made for a number of reasons based off lessons learned in experiment #1 on the 4850 level of SURF. First, the current pandemic provided an opportunity for automation of remote pumping systems as travel is very difficult and deploying personnel on short notice to adjust systems is impossible. Second, in order to ensure safety of personnel and integrity of the equipment the list of personnel who could operate/perform work on the pressure and flow systems in experiment 1 was purposely kept small. This was done with the best of intentions, however, it resulted in significant fatigue for the personnel who were permitted to perform these operations. With a remote operations system, much of the work which previously required someone on site will be performed remotely. The system itself is comprised of a number of hydraulic pumps and plumbing which has been automated such that the pressure, flow, venting, and selection of injection and production zones can be controlled independently from remote locations. While remote operations are not uncommon for hazardous/long term operations, hydraulic fracturing systems on this scale (injection rates of a few gallons per minute) are nearly always manned.",
author = "{EGS Collab Team} and Mathew Ingraham and Chris Strickland and Vince Vermeul and Ben Roberts and Jeff Burghardt and Paul Schwering and Hunter Knox and J. Ajo-Franklin and Bauer, {S. J.} and T. Baumgartner and K. Beckers and D. Blankenship and A. Bonneville and L. Boyd and Brown, {S. T.} and Burghardt, {J. A.} and T. Chen and Y. Chen and K. Condon and Cook, {P. J.} and Dobson, {P. F.} and T. Doe and Doughty, {C. A.} and D. Elsworth and J. Feldman and A. Foris and Frash, {L. P.} and Z. Frone and P. Fu and K. Gao and A. Ghassemi and H. Gudmundsdottir and Y. Guglielmi and G. Guthrie and B. Haimson and A. Hawkins and J. Heise and Herrick, {C. G.} and M. Horn and Horne, {R. N.} and J. Horner and M. Hu and H. Huang and L. Huang and K. Im and M. Ingraham and Johnson, {T. C.} and B. Johnston and S. Karra and C. Marone",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2021 Geothermal Rising.; 2021 Geothermal Rising Conference: Using the Earth to Save the Earth, GRC 2021 ; Conference date: 03-10-2021 Through 06-10-2021",
year = "2021",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council",
publisher = "Geothermal Resources Council",
pages = "686--693",
booktitle = "Using the Earth to Save the Earth - 2021 Geothermal Rising Conference, GRC 2021",
address = "United States",
}