DEEP STEAM: initial meeting of the Technical Advisory Panel, June 6--7, 1978

The initial meeting of the Technical Advisory Panel for Project DEEP STEAM was held at Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, on June 6 and 7, 1978. The panel, representing individuals from the Department of Energy, universities, and industry, was formed to provide guidance and critique to the program. The panel heard discussions on a series of problems associated with the downhole generator, materials, the relation of full-scale laboratory testing and preliminary field testing, the sizing of the injection wellbore for downhole generators, and approaches to injection string insulation. The concluding discussion by the panel was open and frank with all members interacting freely.