A novel fully-coupled flow and geomechanics model in enhanced geothermal reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Hu, Litang ^a,b   Winterfeld, Philip H ^b   Fakcharoenphol, Perapon ^b   Wu, Yu Shu ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled thermal; Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS); Geothermal reservoir simulation; Hydrologic mechanical (THM) model; Stress sensitive formation; Thermo elasticity

Indexed keywords

COUPLED THERMAL; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GEOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; STRESS SENSITIVE; STRESS-SENSITIVE RESERVOIR;

DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; STRESSES;

GEOMECHANICS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW FIELD; FLUID FLOW; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; P-T CONDITIONS; PERMEABILITY; POROELASTICITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; POWER PLANT; STRESS FIELD; THERMOELASTICITY;

CALIFORNIA; GEYSERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878999872     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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