Geothermal Power Plants, 3rd Edition

Chapter 4

Reservoir Engineering

“I venture to predict that great engineering work will be done in the future in conducting water to Plutonic regions, for the more abundant abstraction and upbringing of their heat energy.”

Frank A. Perret – November 12, 1925

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Reservoir and well flow

4.2.1 Darcy’s Law

4.2.2 Reservoir-well model: Ideal case

4.2.3 Reservoir-well model: Basic principles

4.2.4 Liquid-only flow

4.2.5 Location of the flash horizon

4.2.6 Two-phase flow in the well

4.2.7 Complete model: Reservoir to wellhead with wellbore flashing

4.3 Well testing

4.3.1 Desired information

4.3.2 Pressure and temperature instrumentation

4.3.3 Direct mass flow rate measurements

4.3.4 Indirect mass flow rate measurements

4.3.5 Transient ...