Application of a matrix-fracture transfer pseudofunction in geothermal reservoir simulation [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- 139-145 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Stanford University
United States. Department of Energy
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- A fine-grid, single porosity model of a matrix-fracture system was used to visualize the pressure response and mass transfer mechanisms in a vapor-dominated geothermal reservoir. The observed pressure response and saturation distributions were used to generate a pseudofunction representing the product of vapor phase relative permeability and matrix-fracture transfer shape factor for a dual-porosity model. The pseudofunction was found to be a function of vapor saturation. It was used in place of the gas relative permeability curve. With the application of the pseudofunction, the dual-porosity model produced pressure decline trends similar to those observed in the fine-grid models. The pseudofunction approach was successfully applied in the history matching of a single Geysers producing well. The TETRAD simulation code was used in this study.
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1992.
"sgp-tr-141-20"
Seventeenth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering: Proceedings, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, January 29-31, 1992.
Lim, K.T.; Bloomfield, K.K.; Aziz, K.; Enedy, K.L.
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