Numerical modelling of production from the Poihipi dry steam zone: Wairakei geothermal system, New Zealand

Geothermics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-303

  Zarrouk, Sadiq ^a   O'Sullivan, Michael ^a   Croucher, Adrian ^a   Mannington, Warren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Geothermal Reservoir Engineer   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

AWTAS; Fractional dimension; Geothermal; Modelling; New Zealand; Poihipi; TOUGH2; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONAL DIMENSIONAL MODEL; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

DUAL POROSITY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR;

AUSTRALASIA; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIRAKEI;

EID: 34447529463     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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