Method for selecting casing diameters in wells producing low-enthalpy geothermal waters containing dissolved carbon dioxide

Geothermics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-264

  Kelessidis, Vassilios C ^a   Karydakis, Grigorios I ^b   Andritsos, Nikolaos ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fluid production; Low enthalpy geothermal wells; Two phase flow; Well design

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELL SPACING;

ARTESIAN GEOTHERMAL WELLS; FLOW STABILITY; FLUID PRODUCTION RATE; WELL CASING DIAMETER;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELL SPACING;

ARTESIAN WELL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED GAS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

NIGRITA;

EID: 34248596974     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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