A New Understanding of Deliverability of Dry Steam Wells
- Key words
- Dry Steam WEll; Output Curve; Deliverability; Darajat
- Location
- Darajat, Indonesia; Java
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 2008
- Session
- Well logging; Fluid dynamics
- Language
- English
Abstract
A new deliverability function for steam wells is derived and proposed as an alternative to the empirical Equation commonly used for characterization of steam wells. This approach combines the effects of both the wellbore and formation making it possible to explain the characteristics of well deliverability curves in terms of Productivity Index and wellbore pressure loss. These parameters are much more intuitive and useful than the usually calculated “C” and “n” parameters commonly obtained for gas wells. A technique to graphically solve the unknowns is given as well as an example application.
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