State of the art of geothermal reservoir simulation

Computer modeling of geothermal systems has become a mature technology with application to more than 100 fields world-wide. Large complex three-dimensional models having computational meshes with more than 4000 blocks are now used routinely. Researchers continue to carry out fundamental research on...

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Published inGeothermics Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 395 - 429
Main Authors O'Sullivan, Michael J., Pruess, Karsten, Lippmann, Marcelo J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2001
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Geothermal systems
Geothermics
Modeling
Reservoir
Simulation
Reservoir
Simulation
Geothermal systems
Modeling
remediation
computer programs
geothermal reservoirs
simulation
three-dimensional models
geothermal systems
technology
unsaturated zone
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Summary:Computer modeling of geothermal systems has become a mature technology with application to more than 100 fields world-wide. Large complex three-dimensional models having computational meshes with more than 4000 blocks are now used routinely. Researchers continue to carry out fundamental research on modeling techniques and physical processes in geothermal systems. The new advances are adopted quickly by the geothermal industry and have also found application in related areas such as nuclear waste storage, environmental remediation and studies of the vadose (unsaturated) zone. The current state-of-practice, recent advances and emerging trends in geothermal reservoir simulation are reviewed.
ISSN:0375-6505
1879-3576
DOI:10.1016/S0375-6505(01)00005-0