Efficient and Sustainable Utilization of Geothermal Resources

Abstract

Effective and sustainable utilization of geothermal energy is based on the scientific and reasonable production and reinjection strategy. Monitoring of pressure, temperature, fluid geochemistry and production rate of geothermal field can be made to keep track of dynamics of the geothermal field; hydrothermal relationship between production and reinjection wells and “cooling” potential of reservoir can be obtained by reinjection experiment and tracer test before operation of large scale reinjection project; response of geothermal field during different period can be predicted effectively by lumped and distributed parameter model and geothermal data base and management information system lay a data information basis for managing prospection and development of geothermal field.