Flow Test

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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Exploration Technique: Flow Test

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Exploration Technique Information
Exploration Group: Downhole Techniques
Exploration Sub Group: Well Testing Techniques
Parent Exploration Technique: Well Testing Techniques
Information Provided by Technique
Lithology:
Stratigraphic/Structural:
Hydrological: Flow tests provide information on permeability, recharge rates, reservoir pressures, fluid chemistry, and scaling.
Thermal: Flow tests can measure temperature variations with time to estimate characteristics about the heat source.
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Flow Test:
Flow tests are typically conducted shortly after a well has been drilled to test its productivity. The well is opened and fluids are released, the volume of fluids discharged over a period of time is the flow rate of that well. This test reveals a wells capacity for power output, the chemistry of the fluids, temperature of the fluids, and pressure or temperature variations during production.
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Introduction
"Flow tests are an important process in identifying critical reservoir properties. This is a common method for groundwater, petroleum, and geothermal reservoir characterization (O’Sullivan, 1981). Flow tests used for geothermal exploration are commonly conducted to estimate the flow rate and capacity of a geothermal reservoir." cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
 Flow tests are an important process in identifying critical reservoir properties. This is a common method for groundwater, petroleum, and geothermal reservoir characterization (O’Sullivan, 1981). Flow tests used for geothermal exploration are commonly conducted to estimate the flow rate and capacity of a geothermal reservoir.
 
Use in Geothermal Exploration
"Flow tests are conducted after drilling has been done and a hydrothermal reservoir has been located. These tests are open hole and can last for long periods of time to test how long a reservoir can produce at a given rate without any perturbations in flow or significant drop in pressure. Test results are typically plotted on a graph with pressure, temperature, power output, or chemical species concentration on the Y-axis and logarithm of time on the X-axis (Brown, et al., 2012). This test can be used to estimate the production capacity of a geothermal reservoir, how much fluid must be injected to sustain a reliable flow rate, the dimensions of a reservoir, connectivity with other wells in the field, if scaling is going to be an issue, etc. These are critical factors prior to designing a geothermal power or heat utilization facility." cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
 Flow tests are conducted after drilling has been done and a hydrothermal reservoir has been located. These tests are open hole and can last for long periods of time to test how long a reservoir can produce at a given rate without any perturbations in flow or significant drop in pressure. Test results are typically plotted on a graph with pressure, temperature, power output, or chemical species concentration on the Y-axis and logarithm of time on the X-axis (Brown, et al., 2012). This test can be used to estimate the production capacity of a geothermal reservoir, how much fluid must be injected to sustain a reliable flow rate, the dimensions of a reservoir, connectivity with other wells in the field, if scaling is going to be an issue, etc. These are critical factors prior to designing a geothermal power or heat utilization facility.


 
Environmental Mitigation Measures
There are a number of strategies for decreasing the noise that is caused from flowing a steam well, mufflers are a common method for this (Zein, et al., 2010). Depending on the chemistry of the fluid being produced from the well there may be varying stages of mitigation. If the fluid is benign to the environment and is a dry steam then it is typically released to the atmosphere. If there are high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, ammonia, mercury, radon, or boron then some sort of scrubber or containment system should be used. However, most of the contaminants are in the liquid and are often re-injected. When the fluid produced is a water/vapor mixture it goes through a separator and the steam can be dealt with separately from the liquid.

 
Data Access and Acquisition
Flow test data is acquired at the well head by various tools in the field that measure flow rate, temperature, fluid composition, etc. This information is recorded and can be monitored at the well site or remotely.




 
References
Brown, et al., 2012, http://books.google.com/books?id=PQiK7oTpLRwC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
O'Sullivan, 1981, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/WR017i002p00390/pdf
Zein, et al., 2010, http://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/WGC/2010/2510.pdf


Page Area Activity Start Date Activity End Date Reference Material
Flow Test At Alum Area (DOE GTP) Alum Geothermal Area


Flow Test At Black Warrior Area (DOE GTP) Black Warrior Area


Flow Test At Blue Mountain Geothermal Area (Fairbank Engineering Ltd, 2003) Blue Mountain Geothermal Area 2002 2002


Flow Test At Chena Area (Benoit, Et Al., 2007) Chena Area


Flow Test At Chena Geothermal Area (Holdmann, Et Al., 2006) Chena Geothermal Area 2005 2007


Flow Test At Colrado Area (DOE GTP) Colado Geothermal Area


Flow Test At Coso Geothermal Area (1978) Coso Geothermal Area 1978 1978


Flow Test At Coso Geothermal Area (1985-1986) Coso Geothermal Area 1985 1986


Flow Test At Crump's Hot Springs Area (DOE GTP) Crump's Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Flow Test At Dixie Valley Geothermal Area (Desormier, 1987) Dixie Valley Geothermal Area 1986 1986


Flow Test At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Brown, 1994) Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area 1992 1993


Flow Test At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Brown, 1995) Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area 1989 1990


Flow Test At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Callahan, 1996) Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area 1995 1995


Flow Test At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Dash, 1989) Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area 1986 1986


Flow Test At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Dash, Et Al., 1983) Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area 1978 1980


Flow Test At Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area (Grigsby, Et Al., 1983) Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area


Flow Test At Fish Lake Valley Area (DOE GTP) Fish Lake Valley Area


Flow Test At Flint Geothermal Area (DOE GTP) Flint Geothermal Area


Flow Test At Fort Bliss Area (DOE GTP) Fort Bliss Area


Flow Test At Gabbs Valley Area (DOE GTP) Gabbs Valley Area


Flow Test At Glass Buttes Area (DOE GTP) Glass Buttes Area


Flow Test At Hot Pot Area (DOE GTP) Hot Pot Area


Flow Test At Jemez Pueblo Area (DOE GTP) Jemez Pueblo Area


Flow Test At Lake City Hot Springs Area (Benoit Et Al., 2005) Lake City Hot Springs Area


Flow Test At Lake City Hot Springs Area (Warpinski, Et Al., 2004) Lake City Hot Springs Area


Flow Test At Lassen Volcanic National Park Area (Janik & Mclaren, 2010) Lassen Volcanic National Park Area


Flow Test At Lightning Dock Area (Cunniff & Bowers, 2005) Lightning Dock Area


Flow Test At Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area (Farrar, Et Al., 2003) Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area 2000 2001


Flow Test At Maui Area (DOE GTP) Maui Area


Flow Test At Mccoy Geothermal Area (DOE GTP) Mccoy Geothermal Area


Flow Test At Mcgee Mountain Area (DOE GTP) Mcgee Mountain Area


Flow Test At Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Area (U.S. Geothermal Inc., 2008) Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Area 2008 2008


Flow Test At New River Area (DOE GTP) New River Area


Flow Test At Newberry Caldera Area (DOE GTP) Newberry Caldera Area


Flow Test At Pilgrim Hot Springs Area (DOE GTP) Pilgrim Hot Springs Area


Flow Test At Raft River Geothermal Area (1979) Raft River Geothermal Area 1979 1979


Flow Test At Raft River Geothermal Area (2004) Raft River Geothermal Area 2004 2004


Flow Test At Raft River Geothermal Area (2006) Raft River Geothermal Area 2006 2006


Flow Test At Raft River Geothermal Area (2008) Raft River Geothermal Area 2008 2008


Flow Test At Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area (Faulder, 1991) Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area 1984 1984


Flow Test At Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area (Faulder, 1994) Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area 1994 1994


Flow Test At Rye Patch Area (DOE GTP, 2011) Rye Patch Area


Flow Test At San Emidio Desert Area (DOE GTP) San Emidio Desert Area


Flow Test At Silver Peak Area (DOE GTP) Silver Peak Area


Flow Test At Snake River Plain Region (DOE GTP) Snake River Plain Geothermal Region


Flow Test At Soda Lake Area (DOE GTP) Soda Lake Area


Flow Test At Steamboat Springs Area (Combs, Et Al., 1999) Steamboat Springs Area


Flow Test At The Needles Area (DOE GTP) The Needles Area


Flow Test At Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area (Musgrave, Et Al., 1989) Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area 1987 1987


Flow Test At Wister Area (DOE GTP) Wister Area
  1. Alum Geothermal Area
  2. Black Warrior Area
  3. Blue Mountain Geothermal Area
  4. Chena Area
  5. Chena Geothermal Area
  6. Colado Geothermal Area
  7. Coso Geothermal Area
  8. Crump's Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  9. Dixie Valley Geothermal Area
  10. Fenton Hill HDR Geothermal Area
  11. Fish Lake Valley Area
  12. Flint Geothermal Area
  13. Fort Bliss Area
  14. Gabbs Valley Area
  15. Glass Buttes Area
  16. Hot Pot Area
  17. Jemez Pueblo Area
  18. Lake City Hot Springs Area
  19. Lassen Volcanic National Park Area
  20. Lightning Dock Area
  21. Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area
  22. Maui Area
  23. Mccoy Geothermal Area
  24. Mcgee Mountain Area
  25. Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  26. New River Area
  27. Newberry Caldera Area
  28. Pilgrim Hot Springs Area
  29. Raft River Geothermal Area
  30. Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  31. Rye Patch Area
  32. San Emidio Desert Area
  33. Silver Peak Area
  34. Snake River Plain Geothermal Region
  35. Soda Lake Area
  36. Steamboat Springs Area
  37. The Needles Area
  38. Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area
  39. Wister Area



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