Validation and comparison of different models of the Wairakei geothermal reservoir

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

OSTI ID:7369332

Sorey, M L ^[1]; Ju Fradkin, L; Ramey, Jr, H J; Kruger, P ^[2]

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1. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
2. eds.

The zero-dimensional, or lumped parameter models of the Wairakei reservoir are presented and system identification techniques are used to find the best analytical expression for the average pressure response. It is shown that the corresponding conceptual model may be interpreted as a slow-drainage model in which portions of the reservoir where two-phase conditions develop serve mainly as a source of liquid for the underlying single-phase region from which most of the production is obtained. (MHR)

• OSTI ID: 7369332
• Report Number(s): SGP-TR-40; CONF-791235-
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. geothermal reservoir engineering workshop, Stanford, CA, USA, 12 Dec 1979; Related Information: In: Proceedings of fifth workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, December 12-14, 1979, by
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
WAIRAKEI GEOTHERMAL FIELD
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
HEAT SOURCES
HOT-WATER SYSTEMS
RESERVOIR PRESSURE
RESERVOIR ROCK
TWO-PHASE FLOW
VALIDATION
FLUID FLOW
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS
TESTING
Geothermal Legacy
150202* - Geology & Hydrology of Geothermal Systems- Non-USA- (-1989)