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Title: Thermal Velocities Arising from Injection in 2-Phase and Superheated Reservoirs

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OSTI ID:910884

Production from and injection into geothermal reservoirs gives rise to temperature fronts that move through the porous medium. As many as two temperature fronts are observed in 1-D simulations. The first front is related to the saturation temperature of the production pressure. Its velocity can be calculated from the amount of excess heat in the reservoir, defined as the amount of energy above the interface temperature, Ti = Tsat(Pwf). The second temperature front velocity is the same as for single phase liquid conditions.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-99ID-13727
OSTI ID:
910884
Report Number(s):
INEEL/CON-01-00147; TRN: US200802%%261
Resource Relation:
Conference: Stanford Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering,Palo Alto, CA,01/29/2001,01/31/2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English