DoubletCalc 2D: a free geothermal flow simulator
- Key words
- aquifer flow performance, numerical simulation. aquifer temperature modelling
- Conference
- European Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2016
- Session
- Technology and Best practice – Direct Uses
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- T-DU-157
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Abstract
The need for better tools to predict flow and temperature behaviour of geothermal reservoirs has led to the development of the freely available software tool DoubletCalc2D. The software tool is capable of handling complex well designs of geothermal projects with more than 2 wells, and spatial heterogeneity of reservoir properties. Among other things, pressure and temperature development during (and after) the lifetime of the aquifer can be simulated in limited calculation time. DoubletCalc2D results were validated by benchmarking to other software. Through DoubletCalc 2D, we aim to bridge the gap between simple 1D prediction tools and sophisticated 2D and 3D reservoir simulators like Eclipse.
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