Reinjection strategy

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:7369304

Russell, J; Ramey, Jr, H J; Kruger, P ^[1]

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Because of the complexity of underground conditions within a geothermal reservoir, reinjection is difficult to explain scientifically. Its ultimate purpose is usually for large-scale employment in a field developed and generating electrical energy; therefore, small-scale ad hoc experiments are remote from the final conditions envisaged. The reservoir up-flow of hot water from large discharges of numerous production wells cannot be duplicated except in existing fields such as Wairakei. Hence the argument presented here is that it is only at Wairakei that progressive tests are valid. But parallel tests on the undeveloped Broadlands field should be undertaken with reinjection into the reservoir with production and injection wells interchanged. The emphasis is on maximum scientific returns at minimum cost; otherwise, highly expensive investigations may lead to eventual abandonment of a project.

• Research Organization: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wairakei, New Zealand
• OSTI ID: 7369304
• Report Number(s): SGP-TR-40; CONF-791235-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150600 -- Geothermal Energy-- Environmental Aspects
150904* -- Geothermal Engineering-- Geothermal Reservoir & Well Performance
BROADLANDS GEOTHERMAL FIELD
ENGINEERING
FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
Geothermal Legacy
INJECTION WELLS
PERMEABILITY
REINJECTION
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
WAIRAKEI GEOTHERMAL FIELD
WELLS