BRGM and ENGINE
Presentation
Engine Launching Conference
12-15 February 2006
Orléans, France
Welcome
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BRGM Map
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Outline
> BRGM Presentation
> BRGM Geothermal activities
> ENGINE Contract
> ENGINE Work Packages
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BRGM
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Major public institution in the Geoscience field
Triple role of scientific research, public expertise and
international cooperation
BRGM operates as the French Geological Survey
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Objectives
Understand geological phenomena, develop new
methodologies and techniques, produce and
disseminate pertinent, high-quality data
Provide the necessary tools for public policies
concerning surface, subsurface and natural-resource
management, natural-risk and pollution prevention,
and regional development and planning
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8 thematic areas
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Mineral resources
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Water
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Development planning and natural risks
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Contaminated land and waste management
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Environmental metrology
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Mapping and geoinformation
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Geothermal energy and geological storage of CO2
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Digital information systems
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www.brgm.fr
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844 employees, including more than 600 scientists,
engineers and technicians
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29 regional offices in metropolitan France and its
Overseas Departments and Territories
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Teams working in more than 40 countries
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Turnover for 2003: €81.49 million
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Legal status: A public institution with industrial and
commercial interests under the joint supervision of
the Ministry for Research, the Ministry for Industry
and the Ministry for Environment.
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Research
C. FOUILLAC
General Secretary
R. GUERILLON
Public Service
L. BEROUD
General Inspectorate
P.L KIRCHER
Chairman
Ph. VESSERON
International
J.C. GUILLANEAU
Human Resources
M. BOUILLEAU
Managing Director
D. Houssin
Accounting
J.P. RIBERT
Production, Informatics
and Quality
F. LELANN
Communications and
Publications
G. LEHIDEUX-VERNIMMEN
Strategic Planning
J. VARET
Operational Divisions
Geology
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Geoinformation
Mineral
Resources
D. VASLET
J. TESTARD
Development
Planning and
Natural Risks
Water
Environment
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Processes
Information
Systems and
Technologies
Analysis and
Mineral
Characterisation
H. MODARESSI D. PENNEQUIN D. DARMENDRAIL J.M. TROUILLARD A. M. FOUILLAC
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Regional
Geological
Surveys
M. BEURRIER
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Geological map of France at 1:50,000
1060 maps (92% maps published)
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BRGM main geothermal activities
2005
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Fundings
EGS Pilot Plant : Soultz
Europe, 6FP, Ademe
High enthalpy project : DOM
Ademe,
Feder, Régions
EGS: ENGINE & Geophysics: I-GET
Europe, 6FP
Low geothermal energy projects
Ademe, Arene,
EDF, Régions
Very low geothermal energy projects
Europe, Ademe
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ENGINE Contract N°019760
> Contract signed by ENGINE partners
sent to the Commission on 23/12/05
> Contract signed by the Commission on
06/02/06
> According to the contract the prefinancing will be made within 45 days
from the date of the Commission's
signature (before 21/03/06)
> Administrative questions: A. Beauce
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WP1: The project management
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Objectives
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preparation, start up and closure of the project
administration and organisation
reporting with the Authorities of the 6th Framework
smooth and streamlined information flow within the
consortium
controlling duties of the project
Deliverables
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A project Manual, defining the guidelines of the Coordination Action, submitted for approval to the
Executive Group, presentation at the Launching
conference, Session 1
Six-months reports to the EU Commission
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WP2: Information and dissemination System
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The information system
General information, Training and education, Publications, Data
and metadata base, models, open-source software
The publication system
Scientific publications, Reports
The dissemination system
The Web site and the newsletter, Connection to scientific Web site,
Participation to the national and international debates about
sustainable development and renewable energy, General scientific
dissemination, Public relation through press releases and media
contacts
Deliverables
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A provisional Web site and an electronic monthly newsletter
Presentation and documentation of the provisional Web site and of
the perspective of the information system at the Launching
conference, Session 2
Proceedings of the conferences
A finalised Web site and an Information System including
electronic monthly newsletter
The bibliography of the Co-ordination Action
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WP4/WP7: Drilling, stimulation and reservoir assessment
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Dynamics of the geothermal field, stimulation and
reservoir assessment
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Stress pattern
Stimulation and improvement of the permeability of a
geothermal field
Dynamics of the fissured horizons and induced
microseismicity
Reservoir physics and physical properties of rocks and
hydro fracturing group
Fluids, rock-fluid interaction, tracer and geochemistry,
scaling factor
Drilling
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Drilling cost effectiveness and feasibility of hightemperature drilling
Micro-drilling
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WP3/WP6: Investigation of Unconventional Geothermal
Resources and in particular Enhanced Geothermal
Systems
• Integration of recent progress in knowledge concerning the
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European lithosphere
Mechanical behaviour of the upper crust and its response to
stress, fluid circulation and heat-flow gradients
Exploring different types of geothermal reservoir
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High-energy geothermal fields (active/recent volcanism and
peripheral zones)
High-temperature / low-permeability reservoirs (hot dry rocks)
New deep, and possibly supercritical, geothermal reservoirs
Multipurpose geothermal reservoirs
Technological challenge of the investigation phase
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Improved exploration methods for deep geothermal resources
Combined geological and geophysical imaging methods for
defining and assessing reservoirs for potential heat exchange
3D modelling and imaging of permeable systems
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WP5/WP8: Exploitation, economic, environmental and social
impacts
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Exploitation
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Unconventional exploitation systems
Development of innovative tools for exploitation
State-of-the-art of down-hole fluid treatments
Plant and reservoir monitoring
Re-injection
A global economic approach of geothermal energy
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Sustainability of geothermal energy
Multiple integrated uses group
Socio-economic benefits of geothermal exploitations
Environmental impacts
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Barriers to development
Microseismicity and risk assessment related to stimulation and
exploitation
Conditions for a 100% clean exploitation of geothermal energy
Increasing policy makers awareness and public acceptance
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Building a network for political support
Societal needs and public requirement
Communication policy
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WP9: Risk evaluation for the development of geothermal
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Decision support systems enable an evaluation of the
technical and socio-economic risk for the development of
the geothermal energy
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