Interference effect of producing wells on observation wells in a geothermal field (Cerro Prieto)

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

OSTI ID:7369320

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

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Interference effects of producing wells on an observation well in a geothermal field where the producing formations are porous, naturally fractured, and without much anisotropy can be calculated using the already established pressure-time-mass flow equations for slightly compressible fluids flowing in porous or pseudo-porous formations. When the results are correlated with pressure or water level decline in the observation well, a fundamentally important parameter of the reservoir is obtained. This parameter relates recharge and storativity of the reservoir and can be used in determining the optimum well spacing. The approach is illustrated with an example from Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field, Baja California, Mexico.

• Research Organization: Elc-Electroconsult, Milan, Italy
• OSTI ID: 7369320
• Report Number(s): SGP-TR-40; CONF-791235-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150904* -- Geothermal Engineering-- Geothermal Reservoir & Well Performance
CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD
ENGINEERING
EXPLORATORY WELLS
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
Geothermal Legacy
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INTERFERENCE
LEVELS
MASS TRANSFER
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POROSITY
RECHARGE
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
RESERVOIR PRESSURE
WATER
WELL PRESSURE
WELL SPACING
WELLS