Two-Phase Flow in Geothermal Wells: Development and Uses of a Good Computer Code

A computer code is developed for vertical two-phase flow in geothermal wellbores. The two-phase correlations used were developed by Orkiszewski (1967) and others and are widely applicable in the oil and gas industry. The computer code is compared to the flowing survey measurements from wells in the...

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Main Author: Ortiz-Ramirez, Jaime
Language:unknown
Published: 2014
Subjects:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
02 PETROLEUM
COMPUTER CODES
DEPOSITION
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
ROOSEVELT HOT SPRINGS
SIMULATORS
TWO-PHASE FLOW
Prieto
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/891606
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/891606
https://doi.org/10.2172/891606
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Summary:A computer code is developed for vertical two-phase flow in geothermal wellbores. The two-phase correlations used were developed by Orkiszewski (1967) and others and are widely applicable in the oil and gas industry. The computer code is compared to the flowing survey measurements from wells in the East Mesa, Cerro Prieto, and Roosevelt Hot Springs geothermal fields with success. Well data from the Svartsengi field in Iceland are also used. Several applications of the computer code are considered. They range from reservoir analysis to wellbore deposition studies. It is considered that accurate and workable wellbore simulators have an important role to play in geothermal reservoir engineering.

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