CHARACTERIZATION OF HETEROGENEITIES AT THE RESERVOIR SCALE: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND INFLUENCE ON FLUID FLOW

Gross, Michael R. ; Ghosh, Kajari ; Manda, Alex K. ; Aich, Sumanjit

Florida International University

关键词: Temperature Distribution;    Geothermal Resources;    Fluid Flow;    Laminar Flow;    Spatial Distribution;   

DOI  :  10.2172/888528
RP-ID  :  none
RP-ID  :  FG26-01BC41356
RP-ID  :  888528

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The theory behind how chemically reactive tracers are used to characterize the velocity and temperature distribution in steady flowing systems is reviewed. Kinetic parameters are established as a function of reservoir temperatures and fluid residence times for selecting appropriate reacting systems. Reactive tracer techniques are applied to characterize the temperature distribution in a laminar-flow heat exchanger. Models are developed to predict reactive tracer behavior in fractured geothermal reservoirs of fixed and increasing size.