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

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 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
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. geopressured-geothermal energy conference, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 13 Oct 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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