Online Courses

Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources -- A DOE Webinar
(post-event materials available - asynchronous recording of original presentation)

INSTRUCTOR:

Tim Reinhardt, Geothermal Technologies Program, US DOE

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DATES:

January 1 - November 18, 2010

TUITION:

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Recording of original webinar, packet of independent study reading materials, PDF of original PowerPoint presentation by FTP download. (Original presentation date: November 18, 2010.) Some materials will also sent by e-mail. Registration for Part 1, the DOE Webinar by itself is FREE. If you also want Part 2, an AAPG Self-Study Unit with readings and questions for CEU credit (non-DOE), the cost for that portion is $100 for AAPG members, and $145 for non-members. Special Student Pricing: Webinar: Free. $35 for AAPG Self-Study Unit. Limited to 15 slots.

LIMIT:

200 people

CONTENT:

1.0 What is a CEU?

Due to generous support from DOE, this basic Part 1 webinar is FREE of charge. Please note that the AAPG will offer Part 2, a Self-Study Unit of additional readings, instructional materials, review questions and activities for CEU credit. This does NOT incorporate Mr. Reinhardt’s material but instead builds on the AAPG’s extensive capacity of materials and scientific information.

Objectives and Content

Part 1: Low-temperature geothermal resources represent a significant opportunity for companies involved in oil and gas exploration and production. Low-temperature geothermal resources can be co-produced with oil and gas, with numerous commercial applications. This e-symposium provides an overview of the current state of low-temperature geothermal resources, and it presents case studies and examples of co-production with oil and gas production.

The webinar will begin with the DOE Geothermal Program Manager providing a brief introduction to Tim and the Geothermal Program.

Key topics included in the presentation will be:

• What are Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources?
• Where do low-temperature geothermal resources fit within petroleum exploration and production?
• What is co-production? When and where are low-temperature geothermal resources coproduced with oil and gas?
• What are the economics of low-temp geothermal co-production?
• Where are some of the best locations for co-production?
• Case studies and examples of low-temp geothermal and oil / natural gas co-production.

Low-Temperature Geothermal resources represent a commercial, near-term opportunity for developing clean domestic energy sources and creating local jobs. One of the objectives of the GTP Low Temperature sub-program is to significantly enhance the commercial deployment of these systems. By doing so, GTP will help speed America on the path of a clean energy future, and provide a strategic diversification of activities in the DOE Geothermal program. By providing near-term benefits, the sub-program will broaden impacts and support for the Geothermal program among industry, customers, and stakeholders.

Each e-symposium consists of a one-hour live e-symposium. The one-hour live e-symposium can be accessed from any computer anywhere in the world using a high-speed internet connection.

Part 2: If you have signed up for the AAPG Self-Study Unit for CEU credit, after the live event is over, you will receive via email information about accessing the independent study materials, to be accessed and studied at any time. You will be able to email responses to the readings, along with your study question answers for CEU credit.

If you would like addition information on Geothermal Resources, you may also wish to sign up for AAPG's certificate course on Geothermal Energy Basics.