Integrated Modeling of Reservoir to Pipeline for Geothermal Field Application

Abstract

Efficient management of geothermal resources would typically require different softwares to simulate heat and fluid flow through the reservoir, wells and surface facilities. More often, the softwares run independently from each other and require additional processing to make the outputs useful and relate to each other. Furthermore, in certain cases it becomes difficult to ensure consistency and satisfy the requirements of the individual simulators. As an initiative to enhance resource management, seamless integration of these softwares was conceptualized. The primary objective of integration is to combine different steps and processes into a streamlined system. This will minimize the data preparation, processing period and even reconciliation of inconsistencies among the different components. A pilot project was developed using one of the fields of EDC as a test case to demonstrate the capabilities of the integration. Initial results were promising, paving the way for a more widespread application to other fields and even other simulators.