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Title: Analysis of pressure interference tests for well S-4 and slim hole KY-1: Sumikawa Geothermal Field, Japan

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OSTI ID:889857

Discharge of Sumikawa well S-4 in the fall of 1986 was accompanied by in situ boiling. In May of 1989, cold water was injected intermittently into well S-4. During both of these tests, a pressure response was observed in KY-1. In this paper, a new interpretation of the latter pressure interference data is presented. While interpretation of the 1989 test is straightforward, in situ boiling during the 1986 test creates substantial difficulties in assigning an “effective discharge rate”. Because of uncertainties in the “effective discharge rate” history for the 1986 test, the distances to the various reservoir boundaries are not well constrained. 

Research Organization:
S-Cubed, La Jolla, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
889857
Report Number(s):
SGP-TR-151-62
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proceedings, Twenty-First Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, January 22-24, 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English