Geothermal Well Test Analysis: Fundamentals, Applications and Advanced Techniques provides a comprehensive review of the geothermal pressure transient analysis methodology and its similarities and differences with petroleum and groundwater well test analysis. Also discussed are the different tests undertaken in geothermal wells during completion testing, output/production testing, and the interpretation of data. In addition, the book focuses on pressure transient analysis by numerical simulation and inverse methods, also covering the familiar pressure derivative plot. Finally, non-standard geothermal pressure transient behaviors are analyzed and interpreted by numerical techniques for cases beyond the limit of existing analytical techniques.
Author(s): Sadiq J. Zarrouk Katie McLean
Edition: 1
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 366
City: London
Tags: geothermal well, well test, pressure transient analysis
1. Introduction
2. Geothermal systems
3. Geothermal wells
4. Introduction to pressure-transient analysis
5. Advanced analytical pressure-transient analysis relevant to geothermal wells
6. Completion and output testing
7. Downhole tools and other practical considerations
8. Numerical pressure-transient analysis modelling framework
9. Operation and management of geothermal wells
10. Field studies
