Thermoporoelastic Analysis of a Single-Well Closed-Loop Geothermal System

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Ahmadi ◽  
Arash Dahi Taleghani
Keyword(s):  
Closed Loop ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Single Well

scholarly journals Performance of Hybrid Single Well Enhanced Geothermal System and Solar Energy for Buildings Heating

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2473
Author(s):  
Yujiang He ◽  
Xianbiao Bu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Service Life ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hydrothermal Systems ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Heat Output ◽  
Enhanced Geothermal System ◽  
Geothermal Heat ◽  
Hybrid Heating ◽  
Single Well

The energy reserves in hot dry rock and hydrothermal systems are abundant in China, however, the developed resources are far below the potential estimates due to immature technology of enhanced geothermal system (EGS) and scattered resources of hydrothermal systems. To circumvent these problems and reduce the thermal resistance of rocks, here a shallow depth enhanced geothermal system (SDEGS) is proposed, which can be implemented by fracturing the hydrothermal system. We find that, the service life for SDEGS is 14 years with heat output of 4521.1 kW. To extend service life, the hybrid SDEGS and solar energy heating system is proposed with 10,000 m2 solar collectors installed to store heat into geothermal reservoir. The service life of the hybrid heating system is 35 years with geothermal heat output of 4653.78 kW. The novelty of the present work is that the hybrid heating system can solve the unstable and discontinuous problems of solar energy without building additional back-up sources or seasonal storage equipment, and the geothermal thermal output can be adjusted easily to meet the demand of building thermal loads varying with outside temperature.

scholarly journals Dipole and Convergent Single-Well Thermal Tracer Tests for Characterizing the Effect of Flow Configuration on Thermal Recovery

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme de La Bernardie ◽  
Olivier Bour ◽  
Nicolas Guihéneuf ◽  
Eliot Chatton ◽  
Laurent Longuevergne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fractured Rock ◽  
Tracer Tests ◽  
Crystalline Rock ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Thermal Recovery ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Distributed Temperature Sensing ◽  
Flow Configuration ◽  
Single Well ◽  
Flow Configurations

Experimental characterization of thermal transport in fractured media through thermal tracer tests is crucial for environmental and industrial applications such as the prediction of geothermal system efficiency. However, such experiments have been poorly achieved in fractured rock due to the low permeability and complexity of these media. We have thus little knowledge about the effect of flow configuration on thermal recovery during thermal tracer tests in such systems. We present here the experimental set up and results of several single-well thermal tracer tests for different flow configurations, from fully convergent to perfect dipole, achieved in a fractured crystalline rock aquifer at the experimental site of Plœmeur (H+ observatory network). The monitoring of temperature using Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing (FO-DTS) associated with appropriate data processing allowed to properly highlight the heat inflow in the borehole and to estimate temperature breakthroughs for the different tests. Results show that thermal recovery is mainly controlled by advection processes in convergent flow configuration while in perfect dipole flow field, thermal exchanges with the rock matrix are more important, inducing lower thermal recovery.

Numerical investigation on heat extraction performance of an open loop geothermal system in a single well

Geothermics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 170-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaosheng Wang ◽  
Xianzhi Song ◽  
Yu Shi ◽  
Baojiang Sun ◽  
Rui Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Heat Extraction ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Single Well ◽  
Extraction Performance

scholarly journals Performance Analysis of Single-Well Enhanced Geothermal System for Building Heating

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Haijun Liang ◽  
Xiaofeng Guo ◽  
Tao Gao ◽  
Lingbao Wang ◽  
Xianbiao Bu
Keyword(s):  
Volume Flow Rate ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Heat Extraction ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Enhanced Geothermal System ◽  
Artificial Reservoir ◽  
Reservoir Volume ◽  
Thermal Output ◽  
Single Well

Deep borehole heat exchanger (DBHE) technology does not depend on the existence of hot water reservoir and can be used in various regions. However, the heat extraction from DBHE can hardly be improved due to poor thermal conductivity of rocks. Here, a single-well enhanced geothermal system (SWEGS) is proposed, which has a larger heat-exchange area of artificial reservoir created by fracturing hydrothermal technology. We find that, due to heat convection between rocks and fluid, the extracted thermal output for SWEGS is 4772.73 kW, which is 10.64 times of that of DBHE. By changing the injection water temperature, volume flow rate, and artificial reservoir volume, it is easy to adjust the extracted thermal output to meet the requirement of building thermal loads varying with outdoor air temperature. Understanding these will enable us to better apply SWEGS technology and solve the fog and haze problem easily and efficiently.

scholarly journals Numerical evaluation of building heating potential from a co-axial closed-loop geothermal system using wellbore–reservoir coupling numerical model

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 733-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianfu Xu ◽  
Zixu Hu ◽  
Bo Feng ◽  
Guanhong Feng ◽  
Fengyu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Coupling Model ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Heat Extraction ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
System Maintenance

Geothermal energy is one of the most potential renewable energy resources. How to efficiently extract and utilize geothermal energy has been a worldwide hot topic. Co-axial closed-loop geothermal system is a novel method using a continuously closed wellbore without water exchange with. It is more suitable for reservoirs with medium or low temperature and permeability because many problems could be avoided such as lack of in situ groundwater or low infectivity of the reservoir. Many companies and research institutes have applied closed-loop geothermal system in building heating engineering and some fine results have been gained. However, in practical engineering construction, the area of a closed-loop geothermal system heating system is a very important parameter. It directly determines the cost accounting and initial design of the project. Accurate and reliable estimation of heating capacity becomes very important. In this study, a wellbore–reservoir coupling model is established, which is calibrated using measured data from a short-term field trial operation. We have carried out mixed convective–conductive fluid-flow modeling using a wellbore flow model for TOUGH2 called T2Well to investigate the heat extraction performance of closed-loop geothermal system. The system evolution and the effect of flow rate and injection temperature on heat production performance are discussed. The result shows that the intermittent production cycles are more beneficial for heat extraction and system maintenance, and the temperature recovery between two heating seasons is enough to maintain system heating. And we can calculate that a geothermal well can ensure heating of buildings of 10,000–20,000 m2 and the heating area of intermittent operation is 4000 m2 more than continuous operation. Besides, the sensitivity analysis of parameters is also carried out.

Geothermal energy development by circulating CO2 in a U-shaped closed loop geothermal system

2018 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 971-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengrui Sun ◽  
Yuedong Yao ◽  
Guozhen Li ◽  
Xiangfang Li
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Geothermal System

scholarly journals An Approximate Solution for Predicting the Heat Extraction and Preventing Heat Loss from a Closed-Loop Geothermal Reservoir

Geofluids ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bisheng Wu ◽  
Tianshou Ma ◽  
Guanhong Feng ◽  
Zuorong Chen ◽  
Xi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Closed Loop ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Injection Rate ◽  
Geothermal Reservoir ◽  
Heat Extraction ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Fluid Viscosity ◽  
Vertical Wells ◽  
Output Performance

Approximate solutions are found for a mathematical model developed to predict the heat extraction from a closed-loop geothermal system which consists of two vertical wells (one for injection and the other for production) and one horizontal well which connects the two vertical wells. Based on the feature of slow heat conduction in rock formation, the fluid flow in the well is divided into three stages, that is, in the injection, horizontal, and production wells. The output temperature of each stage is regarded as the input of the next stage. The results from the present model are compared with those obtained from numerical simulator TOUGH2 and show first-order agreement with a temperature difference less than 4°C for the case where the fluid circulated for 2.74 years. In the end, a parametric study shows that (1) the injection rate plays dominant role in affecting the output performance, (2) higher injection temperature produces larger output temperature but decreases the total heat extracted given a specific time, (3) the output performance of geothermal reservoir is insensitive to fluid viscosity, and (4) there exists a critical point that indicates if the fluid releases heat into or absorbs heat from the surrounding formation.

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