Modeling subsidence due to geothermal fluid production

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6563724

Lippmann, M J; Narasimhan, T N; Witherspoon, P A

Subsidence of a geothermal system due to fluid withdrawal may be modeled using a dual reservoir-overburden model, in which the reservoir is assumed to deform according to Terzaghi's one-dimensional consolidation theory, while the overburden deforms due to arbitrary boundary loading in the form of displacements imposed at its interface with the reservoir. This paper is concerned only with the reservoir part of the dual reservoir-overburden model leading to the computation of the vertical displacements at the top of the reservoir. The governing equations and numerical model are presented. Illustrative examples are given to demonstrate the capability of the program. (MHR)

• OSTI ID: 6563724
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150600* -- Geothermal Energy-- Environmental Aspects
DEFORMATION
FLUID WITHDRAWAL
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
GROUND SUBSIDENCE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OVERBURDEN
RESERVOIR ROCK
ROCKS