The Theory and Selection of Chemically Reactive Tracers for Reservoir Thermal Capacity Production

Abstract

The theory behind how chemically reactive tracers are used to characterize the velocity and temperature distribution in steady flowing systems is reviewed. Ranges of kinetic parameters a reestablished as a function of reservoir temperatures and fluid residence times for selecting appropriate reacting systems. Reactive tracer techniques are applied to character i z e the temperature d is t r i bution in a laminar-flow heat exchanger. Models are developed to predict r e active trace r behavior in fractured geothermal reservoirs of fixed and increasing size.