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Boiling and condensation processes in the Cerro Prieto beta reservoir under exploitation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:888728

The deep Cerro Prieto (Baja California, Mexico) beta reservoir is offset vertically by the southwest-northeast trending, normal H fault. Under exploitation pressures in the upthrown block have decreased strongly resulting in boiling and high-enthalpy production fluids. Significant differences in fluid chemical and isotopic compositions are observed in the two parts of the reservoir and particularly in an anomalous zone associated with the H fault. These differences result from intense boiling and adiabatic steam condensation, as well as from leakage of overlying cooler water along the fault.

Research Organization:
Consultant, Menlo Park, CA; Comision Federal de Electricidad, Morelia, MX; US Geological Survey, Reston, VA; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
888728
Report Number(s):
SGP-TR-141-30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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