Economic potential of reinjection into geopressured aquifers
Conference
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· Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6411096
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the technical potential, the energy balance, and the economics of reinjecting produced brines into geopressure-geothermal aquifers. This analysis shows that, depending on the hydraulic turbine technology, 50% to 90% of the power requirements of reinjection into the producing aquifer can be met by extracting the thermal and kinetic energy from the produced geopressure-geothermal brines. Moreover, the technically recoverable methane resource could be increased by twenty times by reinjecting the brines into the producing formation. The reinjection of brines would, in addition, reduce the potential for environmental damage. 5 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Lewin and Assoc Inc, USA
- OSTI ID:
- 6411096
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820524-
- Journal Information:
- Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Vol. SPE/DOE 10833; ISSN SEAPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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