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Fervo 400MWe updates [v3.6.3] #308

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Updates per today's sync:

  1. Water loss fraction 2% -> 5%
  2. Plant lifetime 15 years -> 20 years
  3. Exploration capital cost $0M -> $30M
  4. Well drilling/completion cost $4M -> $3.84M
  5. Stimulation cost $78M -> $234M
  6. ITC 0% -> 30%
  7. Surface plant cost adjustment factor 0.78 -> 0.71 to approximate $1900/kW peak production
  8. Lateral length 4700 -> 7500 feet (has no effect on output, accounted for in well capex)

@softwareengineerprogrammer softwareengineerprogrammer added the enhancement New feature or improvement (as opposed to bug/problem) label Nov 12, 2024
@softwareengineerprogrammer softwareengineerprogrammer changed the title Fervo 400MWe updates Fervo 400MWe updates [v3.6.3] Nov 12, 2024
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I think we have to put the lateral length back to 4700 (or 5000) ft as the drilling cost currently assumed ($~3.8M/well) and flow rate per well assumed (120 kg/s) are for a 5000 ft long lateral well and not a 7500 ft long lateral well.

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I think we have to put the lateral length back to 4700 (or 5000) ft as the drilling cost currently assumed ($~3.8M/well) and flow rate per well assumed (120 kg/s) are for a 5000 ft long lateral well and not a 7500 ft long lateral well.

@kfbeckers Good catch, reverted back to 4700.

@softwareengineerprogrammer softwareengineerprogrammer merged commit b3b682d into NREL:main Nov 13, 2024
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