Recent Efforts to Accelerate Geothermal Developments in Southern California
Objective/Scope Methods, Procedures, Process: The Society of Petroleum Engineers Los Angeles Basin Section (LASPE) formed an Energy Transition Study Group (Study Group) in September 2023 and invited members to join. The Study Group meets monthly on the Zoom online meeting platform. The Study Group currently focuses on geothermal, and plans to expand to hydrogen and carbon storage in the future. Six teams were formed to work on key topics concurrently: (1) Energy Transition Networking Event; (2) Students and Community Outreach; (3) Field Project Proposal and Planning; (4) Research Ideas and Fund-seeking; (5) Speaker Invitation; and (6) 2025 SPE Western Regional Meeting add geothermal related activities. The Teams meet independently, and report to the Study Group monthly.
Authors
- Esther Cheung
- Zhaohui Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3489-5060)
- S. W. Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5614-4105)
- David Vásquez
- T. C. Frankiewicz
- P. S. Hara
- C. L. Wardlow
Institutions
- California Department of Conservation (US)
- Frequency Management International (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SPE Western Regional Meeting
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2118/224181-ms
- Primary Topic
- Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00