Natural State Model of the Nesjavellir Geothermal Field, Iceland

• Main Authors: Bodvarsson, G. S., Pruess, K., Stefansson, V., Steingrimsson, B., Bjornsson, S., Gunnarsson, A., Gunnlaugsson, E.
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Earth Sciences Division. 1986
• Subjects: Temperature Gradients Geothermal Legacy; 02 Petroleum; Geothermal Fields; Iceland; Geothermal Legacy; Fluid Flow; Reservoir Engineering; Heating; Enthalpy; Temperature Distribution; 15 Geothermal Energy; Geothermal Systems; Permeability; Distribution; Aquifers; Nesjavellir
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc885769/

The Nesjavellir geothermal system in southern Iceland is very complex from both a thermal and hydrologic point of view. There are large pressure and temperature gradients in the wellfield and zones with drastically different pressure potentials. Thus, natural fluid flow is substantial in the system...