TY - GEN
T1 - Four decades of service - Kızıldere reservoir, units and management
AU - Halaçoğlu, Ural
AU - Fishman, Matthew
AU - Karaağaç, Ulaş
AU - Harvey, William
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 International Journal of Caring Sciences. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - The Kızıldere resource in the Menderes graben is one of the oldest and largest developed fields in Turkey for power generation. The first permanent installation, Kızıldere-1, has been operating successfully since 1984, and Kızıldere-2 was commissioned in 2013. The recent completion in 2017-2018 of two units at Kızıldere-3 has brought the current gross generating capacity of the field to over 250 MW, utilizing a total of 42 production and 28 injection wells. This paper discusses the ever-evolving geoscientific understanding of the field, presents characteristics of the various generating units and describes the building up of human capacity by the developer and operator, Zorlu. The paper includes metrics on the drilling programs, plant performance, staffing, achievable project timelines given Zorlu's proven delivery methods and key lessons learned from each development. Current operational assessment and testing practices are detailed in relation to resource sustainability efforts. Plans for future expansion and management are outlined, based on the latest geoscience and well testing.
AB - The Kızıldere resource in the Menderes graben is one of the oldest and largest developed fields in Turkey for power generation. The first permanent installation, Kızıldere-1, has been operating successfully since 1984, and Kızıldere-2 was commissioned in 2013. The recent completion in 2017-2018 of two units at Kızıldere-3 has brought the current gross generating capacity of the field to over 250 MW, utilizing a total of 42 production and 28 injection wells. This paper discusses the ever-evolving geoscientific understanding of the field, presents characteristics of the various generating units and describes the building up of human capacity by the developer and operator, Zorlu. The paper includes metrics on the drilling programs, plant performance, staffing, achievable project timelines given Zorlu's proven delivery methods and key lessons learned from each development. Current operational assessment and testing practices are detailed in relation to resource sustainability efforts. Plans for future expansion and management are outlined, based on the latest geoscience and well testing.
KW - Kızıldere
KW - Operations
KW - Project development
KW - Reservoir management
KW - Turkey
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059879554&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:85059879554
T3 - Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
SP - 59
EP - 71
BT - Geothermal's Role in Today's Energy Market - Geothermal Resources Council 2018 Annual Meeting, GRC 2018
PB - Geothermal Resources Council
T2 - Geothermal Resources Council 2018 Annual Meeting: Geothermal's Role in Today's Energy Market, GRC 2018
Y2 - 14 October 2018 through 17 October 2018
ER -