DEVELOPMENT OF IONIC BASED FLUID TO IMPROVE FLUID HYDRAULICS IN ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE IONIC LIQUID (IL) FLUIDS THAT CAN ALTER THE FLUID FLOW THROUGH FRACTURES OF DIFFERENT APERTURE SIZES OF FRACTURES INSIDE EGS RESERVOIRS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE IL FLUID HAS TO ELIMINATE SHORT CIRCUITS AND REDISTRIBUTE THE FLUID FLOW IN AN EGS RESERVOIR, SO THAT LONG-TERM HEAT EXCHANGE IN THE SYSTEM CAN BE SUSTAINED. TO VERIFY THE HYDRAULIC ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY, MULTIPLE VARIABLES SUCH AS FLOW RATE, TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE DROP THROUGH THE FRACTURE SYSTEM, RHEOLOGY HAVE TO BE COMPATIBLE IN EGS CONDITIONS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL BE NON-DAMAGING SOLID-FREE, SHEAR-THINNING FLUIDS THAT CAN AFFECT THE FLOW THROUGH FRACTURE NETWORKS WITHIN THE RESERVOIR AND AWAY FROM THE WELLBORE FOR AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME, TO INCREASE THE PERFORMANCE OF EGS RESERVOIRS.