Heat Transfer in High Enthalpy Geothermal Wells
- Key words
- Heat transfer, adiabatic, wellbore simulator, feed zone, well completion
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2020
- Session
- Production Engineering, Steam Gathering Systems
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 25017
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Abstract
It is a common practice to assume an adiabatic process through the entire well because of the frequent lack of data required in a formal wellbore simulation. The target of this research is to show and quantify the possible inaccuracies get by this practice. We present a real example of a well which is distinguished for its low gas and TDS contents. The problem is analyzed by a non-commercial package of geothermal tools that includes a wellbore simulator.
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