Numerical study of the impact of fluid density on the pressure distribution and stimulated volume in the Soultz HDR reservoir

Geothermics

Volumn 35, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 607-621

  Baujard, Clément ^a   Bruel, Dominique ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Density effects; France; Hot dry rock; Hydro mechanical coupling; Immiscible fluid flow; Numerical modelling; Soultz sous For ts

Indexed keywords

DEEP OIL WELL DRILLING; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; WELL STIMULATION;

FLUID DENSITY; HYDRAULIC STIMULATION; HYDRO-MECHANICAL COUPLING; IMMISCIBLE FLUID FLOW;

HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS;

DEEP OIL WELL DRILLING; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; WELL STIMULATION;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; HOT DRY ROCK; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESERVOIR; VOLUME;

ALSACE; BAS-RHIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846531108     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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