On the relative effectiveness of H2O and CO2 as reservoir working fluids for EGS heat mining

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 211-216

  Pritchett, John W ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakthrough; Channeling; CO2; EGS; Five spot; Fractured reservoirs; Heat mining; MINC; Multiphase flow; Numerical simulation; Relative permeability; Sweep efficiency; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CO2; FIVE-SPOT; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; HEAT MINING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SWEEP EFFICIENCY;

CAPILLARITY; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUIDS; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; WASTE HEAT; WATER INJECTION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 77952607569     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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