Acid Wells in the Krafla Geothermal Field
- Key words
- Corrosion and scaling
- Location
- Krafla, Iceland
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2010
- Session
- 27. Corrosion and Scaling
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 2731
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Abstract
Methods to harness the power from acid wells in the Krafla geothermal field are considered. These contain a high level of Cl and their pH<5. Drilling in the past several years indicates that most of the Krafla geothermal field is acidic below 2200 m depth. To further develop the field it is necessary to find methods to harness the power of acid wells. Possible methods are evaluated and preliminary results are discussed.
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