Comparison of measured and simulated pressure and temperature profiles in geothermal wells

The correct application of geothermal wellbore flow simulators is a useful tool since their adequate calibration and use often avoids the need to perform costly experimental PTQ logs inside geothermal wells. Two existing wellbore flow simulators, GEOPOZO and WELFLO, were used to obtain pressure and...

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Autores: Aragón, A., García, A., Baca, A., González, E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/627
Acceso en línea:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/627
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pozo geotérmico
simuladores de flujo en pozo
temperatura
campo geotérmico Los Azufres
Geothermal well
wellbore simulators
pressure
temperature
Los Azufres geothermal field
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Sumario:The correct application of geothermal wellbore flow simulators is a useful tool since their adequate calibration and use often avoids the need to perform costly experimental PTQ logs inside geothermal wells. Two existing wellbore flow simulators, GEOPOZO and WELFLO, were used to obtain pressure and temperature profiles and the results were compared with experimentally measured PT logs in well Az-19 from the Los Azufres, Mexico, geothermal field. PT logs were run using high-precision electronic logging equipment. Comparison of experimentally measured and computed PT profiles shows a maximum error of 3.2% for the pressure profile obtained with the WELFLO simulator.