This paper presents new analytical models for predicting the areal extent of the thermal zone in a fractured geothermal reservoir during reinjection. Models for the early- and late-time conduction periods are presented, as are models for both double- and triple-porosity reservoirs. Methods for incorporating measured fracture spacing distribution data (instead of assuming uniform-sized matrix blocks) are also presented. .

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