scholarly journals Prospects of power generation from the deep fractured geothermal reservoir using a novel vertical well system in the Yangbajing geothermal field, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 4733-4746
Author(s):  
Yilong Yuan ◽  
Tianfu Xu ◽  
Zhenjiao Jiang ◽  
Bo Feng
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Lia Putriyana ◽  
Hari Soekarno

Gunung Talang geothermal field is a part of Gunung Talang – Bukit Kili geothermal working area, which is located in Solok Regency, West Sumatera, Indonesia, about 54 km to the northeast of Padang city. A numerical model consisting of 1,680 grid blocks, covering an area of 17 km2 was developed for reservoir simulation. Two development strategies scenarios were constructed by considering various aspects such as reservoir behaviour, power plant’s lifetime, environmental effects, resources, and prospect area. The power plant’s power generation capacity and production lifetime of the scenarios are respectively 41,83 MW with 106 years production lifetime from the first scenario and 79,53 MW with 54 years production lifetime from the second scenario. Nowadays, the Gunung Talang – Bukit Kili geothermal working area is being auctioned with a potential power generation of 65 MW.ABSTRAK – Pemodelan numerik reservoir panasbumi di Gunung Talang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia. Lapangan panas bumi Gunung Talang merupakan bagian dari Wilayah Kerja Panasbumi Gunung Talang – Bukit Kili yang terletak di Kabupaten Solok, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, sekitar 54 km arah timurlaut Kota Padang. Model numerik yang terdiri dari 1.680 blok grid untuk area seluas 17 km2 dibuat untuk mensimulasikan reservoir. Dua skenario strategi pengembangan dibangun dengan mempertimbangkan beberapa aspek seperti perilaku reservoir, umur pembangkit, pengaruh terhadap lingkungan, sumber daya, dan area prospek. Kapasitas pembangkitan daya pembangkit listrik hasil skenario pertama adalah 41,83 MW dengan umur produksi 106 tahun, sedangkan skenario kedua menunjukkan kapasitas 79,53 MW dengan umur produksi 54 tahun. Saat ini, WKP Gunung Talang – Bukit Kili sedang dalam proses lelang dengan potensi pembangkitan listrik sebesar 65 MW.  


2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifan Fan ◽  
Shikuan Zhang ◽  
Yonghui Huang ◽  
Zhonghe Pang ◽  
Hongyan Li

Recoverable geothermal resources are very important for geothermal development and utilization. Generally, the recovery factor is a measure of available geothermal resources in a geothermal field. However, it has been a pre-determined ratio in practice and sustainable utilization of geothermal resources was not considered in the previous calculation of recoverable resources. In this work, we have attempted to develop a method to calculate recoverable geothermal resources based on a numerical thermo-hydraulic coupled modeling of a geothermal reservoir under exploitation, with an assumption of sustainability. Taking a geothermal reservoir as an example, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the method. The recoverable geothermal resources are 6.85 × 1018 J assuming a lifetime of 100 years in a well doublet pattern for geothermal heating. We further discuss the influence of well spacing on the recoverable resources. It is found that 600 m is the optimal well spacing with maximum extracted energy that conforms to the limit of the pressure drop and no temperature drop in the production well. Under the uniform well distribution pattern for sustainable exploitation, the recovery factor is 26.2%, which is higher than the previous value of 15% when depending only on lithology. The proposed method for calculating the recoverable geothermal resources is instructive for making decisions for sustainable exploitation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuo Matsumoto

This chapter describes an approach to estimate reservoir productivity during the active exploration and development of a geothermal prospect. This approach allows a reservoir model to be updated by overcoming the severe time limitations associated with accessing sites for drilling and well testing under snowy and mountainous conditions. Performed in parallel with the conventional standard approach, the new approach enables us to obtain a first estimate of the reservoir productivity at an early time and to make successful project management decisions. Assuming a practical geothermal field, the procedures of the new approach are demonstrated here in detail. Finally, frequency distributions for the expected production rates and changes in the reservoir pressure at an arbitrary time are obtained during an assumed operational period.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Basile ◽  
Roberto Brogi ◽  
Favaro Lorenzo ◽  
Tiziana Mazzoni

<p><span><span>Social consensus is a </span><span>condition precedent for any intervention having an impact on the territory, such as geothermal power plants. Therefore, private investors studied and proposed innovative solution for the exploitation of the medium enthalpy geothermal resource, with “zero emissions” in atmosphere, with the target of minimizing its environmental impact. “Montenero” project, developed by GESTO Italia, complies with this precondition.</span></span></p><p><span><span>The area covered b</span><span>y the exploration and exploitation permit is located on the northern edge of the great geothermal anomaly of Mt. Amiata (Tuscany), about 10 km north of the geothermal field of Bagnore, included in the homonymous Concession of Enel Green Power.</span></span></p><p><span><span>The geological - structural setting of the area around the inactive volc</span><span>ano of Mt. Amiata has been characterized by researches for the geothermal field of Bagnore, carried out by Enel Green Power over the years. The geothermal reservoir is present in the limestone and evaporitic rocks of the “Falda Toscana”, below which stands the Metamorphic Basement, as testified by the wells of geothermal field of Bagnore. The foreseen reservoir temperature at the target depth of 1.800 m is 140 °C, with an incondensable gas content of 1,8% by weight.</span></span></p><p><span><span>The project was presented to the authorities in 2013 and it is </span><span>now undergoing exploitation authorization and features the construction of a 5 MW ORC (Organic Ranking Circle) binary power plant. The plant is fed by three production wells for a total mass flow rate of 700 t/h. The geothermal fluid is pumped by three ESPs (Electrical Submersible Pump) keeping the geothermal fluid in liquid state from the extraction through the heat exchangers to its final reinjection three wells.</span></span></p><p><span><span>The reinjection temperature is 70 °C and the circuit pressure is maintained above the </span><span>incondensable gas bubble pressure, i.e. 40 bar, condition which prevents also the formation of calcium carbonate scaling. The confinement of the geothermal fluid in a “closed loop system” is an important advantage from the environmental point of view: possible pollutants presented inside the geothermal fluid are not released into the environment and are directly reinjected in geothermal reservoir.</span></span></p><p><span><span>The </span><span>environmental authorization procedure (obtained) has taken into account all the environmental aspects concerning the natural matrices (air, water, ground, ...) potentially affected by the activities needed for the development, construction and operation of “Montenero” ORC geothermal power plant. A numerical modeling was designed and applied in order to estimate the effect of the cultivation activity and to assess the reinjection overpressure (seismic effect evaluation). The project also follows the “best practices” implemented in Italy by the “Guidelines for the usage of medium and high enthalpy geothermal resources” prepared in cooperation between the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of the Environment.</span></span></p>


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