Two-Dimensional Simulation of the Wairakei Geothermal Field
- Key words
- Reservoir Engineering; Liquid Dominated; New Zealand; North Island; Wairakei; Natural State; Production History; Reservoir Model; Two Dimension; Pressure Response; Hydrology; Enthalpy; Vertical Section; Discharge; Recharge; Pressure History; US DOE; LBL;
- Location
- Wairakei, New Zealand; Taupo Volcanic Zone
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1979
- Session
- Liquid dominated reservoirs; Reservoir modeling
- Language
- English
Abstract
A two dimensional (vertical) model of the Wairakei geothermal field is presented. The model satisfactorily reproduces the know pre-production state of the reservoir, and has been used to match the production history of the field up to 1976. The computed pressure response displays an excellent agreement with the data. The agreement between the computed and observed enthalpies is less satisfactory; it is hypothesized that some of this disagreement may be due to certain three dimensional effects not considered in the model.
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