Injection experiences in the Los Azufres Mexico, geothermal field

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:494406

Estrada-Serrano, R; Torres-Rodriguez, M A

At present, 210 kg/s of brine are produced and injected in the Los Azufres geothermal field, using politethylene pipes. The scaling has occurred in these pipes and in the injector wells, mainly silica and, had been one of the main problems to solve in the operation of the field. Several tests have been made in order to minimize the scaling and to understand and to reduce the maintenance. At present the injection lines are cleaned using special tools to ream the internal diameter of the pipes. In this paper are presented the results obtained with the reamers and a discussion on how to avoid the scaling in the injector wells.

• OSTI ID: 494406
• Report Number(s): CONF-960913-; TRN: 97:002642-0083
• Resource Relation: Conference: Annual meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council, Portland, OR (United States), 29 Sep - 2 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Geothermal development in the Pacific rim. Transactions, Volume 20; PB: 886 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
MEXICO
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
FLUID INJECTION
SCALE CONTROL
BRINES