Assessment of the injectability of brines produced by geopressured-geothermal resources of the Gulf Coast

Conference · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6206400

Harrar, J E; Netherton, R; Locke, F E; Owen, L B

A mobile, field test system has been developed for on-line evaluation of geopressured brine injectability at elevated pressures and temperatures. The apparatus consists of a flow system that is connected directly to the well-site brine-handling equipment. The system permits injectability assessment on the basis of standard membrane filtration tests and an examination of the effects of brine aging by means of incubation tests. Auxiliary instrumentation is used to characterize the brine suspended solids. The test system is being used to diagnose water quality at the design wells.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Terra Tek, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6206400
• Report Number(s): UCRL-86547; CONF-811026-3; ON: DE81028159
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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150600* -- Geothermal Energy-- Environmental Aspects
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BRINES
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CARBONATES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EVALUATION
FIELD TESTS
FILTRATION
FLUID INJECTION
FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
GEOPRESSURED SYSTEMS
Geothermal Legacy
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
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MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MEMBRANES
METHANE
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYCARBONATES
POLYETHYLENES
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
REINJECTION
SAMPLING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOUTHWEST REGION
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TEFLON
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WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT