Testing geopressured geothermal reservoirs in existing wells. Annual report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6619153· OSTI ID:6619153

This contract called for the acquisition and testing of Wells of Opportunity. Wells of Opportunity are located by screening published information on oil industry activity and through personal contacts with oil operators. This process resulted in recommendation of 21 candidate wells to the DOE for the WOO program. Of the 21 wells recommended, 7 were accepted. Six of these 7 were acquired for testing. Three wells have been tested, and the fourth and fifth will be tested early in 1981. Preliminary test results are briefly described and are shown in a table. The actual testing schedule and the originally proposed schedule matched very closely. Cumulative costs through November 1980 were approximately $6.5 million and compare to an estimate of $8.5 million for the same period. A graphical comparison of actual versus estimated costs is given.

• Research Organization: Eaton Industries of Houston, Inc., TX (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-80ET27081
• OSTI ID: 6619153
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/27081-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ABANDONED WELLS
REENTRY
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
TESTING
COST
FLOW RATE
GEOPRESSURED SYSTEMS
NATURAL GAS
OIL WELLS
PERMEABILITY
POROSITY
SALINITY
SAND
WELL PRESSURE
WELL TEMPERATURE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
RESERVOIR PRESSURE
RESERVOIR TEMPERATURE
WELLS
Geothermal Legacy