Research Article
Evaluation of CO2-Fluid-Rock Interaction in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Field-Scale Geochemical Simulations
Table 1
Hydrologic parameters, initial, and injection/production boundary conditions used for 3D simulations of a 5-spot well pattern.
| Properties |
| Fractured rock permeability | m2 (0.25 mD) | High granite permeability | m2 (0.01 mD) | Fracture spacing | 50 m | Fracture volume fraction | 2% | Fracture porosity | 0.50 | Granite porosity | 0.08 | Fracture tortuosity | 1.0 | Thermal conductivity | 2.51 W/m°C | Rock specific heat | 1000 J/kg°C | Rock grain density | 2650 kg/m3 |
| Initial condition |
| Reservoir fluid | All water | Initial temperature | 200°C at the layer of production well with 40°C/km geothermal gradient | Initial pressure | Hydrostatic pressure with 20 Mpa at the layer of production well |
| Production/injection condition |
| Injection/production | 707 m | Well distance | Injection pressure | Initial +1.25 MPa | Injection temperature | 50°C | Production pressure | Initial −1.25 MPa |
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