Model Simulations of the Geothermal Fields in the Hengill Area, South-Western Iceland
- Key words
- Geothermal reservoir, numerical simulation, sustainable production, iTHOUGH2
- Location
- Hengill, Iceland; Hellishiedi, Iceland; Nesjavellir, Iceland; Bitra, Iceland; Hverahlid, Iceland
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2010
- Session
- 22. Reservoir Engineering
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 2251
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Abstract
The Hengill Area is an important energy source for Reykjavík and surrounding municipalities, both for electricity production and space heating. Two production fields are located in the area, Nesjavellir and Hellisheiði, and two other fields are believed to be suitable for energy production.
We present a numerical simulation of the whole Hengill Area, which was performed using THOUGH2/iTOUGH2 simulation package. Geological survey and monitoring data from the present production fields were used to calibrate the model parameters. The model has been used to predict how production will affect the properties of present fields and for predicting the capacity of potential future production fields in the area.
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