A Review of Multi-field Coupling Simulation of Wellbore and Heat Reservoir in Enhanced Geothermal System

3rd International Symposium on Resource Exploration and Environmental Science

生态环境科学

Shan, Dandan^1^2 ; Yan, Tie^1^2 ; Li, Wei^1^2 ; Sun, Shihui^1^2 ; Lu, Guangdong^1^2 ; Zhao, Huan^1^2

Department of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China^1

Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Northeast Petroleum University, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China^2

关键词: Broad application;    Coupling analysis;    Coupling simulation;    Enhanced geothermal systems;    Fracture network;    Fractured rock mass;    Heat-flow couplings;    Multi-field coupling;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/300/2/022076/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/300/2/022076

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) is the most effective mining method for deep dry hot rock resources, and has a broad application prospect. In recent years, it has been widely concerned by all countries around the world. In this paper, the coupling analysis of wellbore and heat storage is carried out. Furthermore the coupling simulation of unsteady heat flow in wellbore and formation, the multi-field coupling simulation of multi-scale heat storage, as well as the multi-field coupling simulation of wellbore and heat storage are deeply analyzed. The research statuses, the positives and negatives, and the future prospects of above model in the application of EGS are described. After summarizing and analyzing the above three research contents, the following suggestions are proposed:(1) Previous research on EGS mainly focuses on the simulation of multi-field coupling in the heat storage, and the heat transfer between the wellbore and the formation is often neglected. Therefore, the coupling between the wellbore and the heat storage should be overall considered, and the flow heat transfer in slender wellbore should be studied. (2) The unsteady heat flow coupling simulation between wellbore and formation did not conduct in intensive study on the wellbore heat transfer of geothermal Wells, the characteristic of geothermal wells is including an aquifer, and the heat transfer in annulus is not involved, the strata should be layered, and considering the heat conduction in annulus, so a more practical heat flow coupling model will be obtained. (3) In order to promote the development of multi-field coupling simulation theory of fractured rock mass, the mechanism of fracture generation and propagation should be deep-going studied to obtain more realistic fracture network distribution patterns.