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ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONVECTIVE AND CONDUCTIVE GEOTHERMAL HEAT FLOW J. C. Martin, R. E. Wegner and F. J. Kelsey Chevron Oil Field Research Co. P.O. Box 446, LaHabra, Ca. 90631 A number of research workers have investigated two- and three-dimensional natural convective heat flow in porous media containing a single-phase fluid' 92. Results indicate that con- vective heat flow in geothermal reservoirs can be high with low geothermal gradients within the convection cells. Single-phase convection can occur only in two or three dimen- sions; however, it is evident that steam and hot water sometimes exist simultaneously in geothermal areas. The large difference in density between steam and hot water provides a driving force that tends to segregate the two phases, making countercurrent vertical one-dimensional fluid flow theoretically possible. This paper presents the results of a study o f one-dimensional, vertical, two phase, steady-state, geothermal fluid and heat flow. Steam is assumed to be generated at depth by heat conducted from below. The steam flows upward and an equal mass of hot water flows downward within the geothermal reservoir. At the top of the geo- thermal reservoir the steam condenses into hot water which then flows downward. conductive. Above the reservoir the heat flow is again only A method of calculating one-dimensional, combined convective and conductive heat flow is presented with calculated examples. The object of the investigation was to understand the one-dimensional convective heat flow that may occur where conditions have been stable long enough for the flow to approach steady-state. Results presented herein apply to unfractured porous media. Similar results should apply to fractured reservoirs and permeable fault zones. The water is assumed sufficiently fresh that the effects of dissolved solids can be neglected. The surface temperature and heat flow rate are assumed to be known. Capillary pressure and steam and hot water relative permeabilities are used in the analysis; however, the effects of capillary pressure were neglected in the example calculations. The analysis allows the thermal conducti- vity to vary with temperature and steam or hot water saturation; however, for simplicity a constant value was used in the calculations. -251-
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ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONVECTIVE AND CONDUCTIVE GEOTHERMAL HEAT FLOW

J. C. M a r t i n , R. E . Wegner and F. J . Kelsey Chevron O i l F i e l d Research Co.

P.O. Box 446, LaHabra, Ca. 90631

A number o f research workers have i n v e s t i g a t e d two- and three-d imensional n a t u r a l c o n v e c t i v e heat f l o w i n porous media c o n t a i n i n g a s ing le-phase f l u i d ' 9 2 . Resu l ts i n d i c a t e t h a t con- v e c t i v e heat f l o w i n geothermal r e s e r v o i r s can be h i g h w i t h low geothermal g r a d i e n t s w i t h i n t h e convec t ion c e l l s .

Single-phase convec t ion can occur o n l y i n two o r t h r e e dimen- s ions ; however, i t i s e v i d e n t t h a t steam and h o t water sometimes e x i s t s imu l taneous ly i n geothermal areas. The l a r g e d i f f e r e n c e i n d e n s i t y between steam and h o t water p rov ides a d r i v i n g f o r c e t h a t tends t o segregate t h e two phases, making c o u n t e r c u r r e n t v e r t i c a l one-dimensional f l u i d f l o w t h e o r e t i c a l l y p o s s i b l e .

T h i s paper p resents t h e r e s u l t s o f a s tudy o f one-dimensional , v e r t i c a l , two phase, s teady-s ta te , geothermal f l u i d and heat f l o w . Steam i s assumed t o be generated a t depth by heat conducted f rom below. The steam f lows upward and an equal mass o f h o t water f lows downward w i t h i n t h e geothermal r e s e r v o i r . A t t h e t o p o f t h e geo- thermal r e s e r v o i r t h e steam condenses i n t o h o t water which then f l o w s downward. conduct ive .

Above t h e r e s e r v o i r t h e heat f l o w i s aga in o n l y

A method o f c a l c u l a t i n g one-dimensional , combined c o n v e c t i v e and conduct ive heat f l o w i s presented w i t h c a l c u l a t e d examples. The o b j e c t o f t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n was t o understand t h e one-dimensional c o n v e c t i v e heat f l o w t h a t may occur where c o n d i t i o n s have been s t a b l e long enough f o r t h e f l o w t o approach s teady-s ta te . Resu l ts presented h e r e i n app ly t o u n f r a c t u r e d porous media. S i m i l a r r e s u l t s should app ly t o f r a c t u r e d r e s e r v o i r s and permeable f a u l t zones.

The water i s assumed s u f f i c i e n t l y f r e s h t h a t t h e e f f e c t s o f d i s s o l v e d s o l i d s can be neglected. The s u r f a c e temperature and heat f l o w r a t e a r e assumed t o be known. C a p i l l a r y p ressure and steam and h o t water r e l a t i v e p e r m e a b i l i t i e s a r e used i n t h e a n a l y s i s ; however, t h e e f f e c t s o f c a p i l l a r y p ressure were neg lec ted i n t h e example c a l c u l a t i o n s . The a n a l y s i s a l l o w s t h e thermal c o n d u c t i - v i t y t o vary w i t h temperature and steam o r h o t water s a t u r a t i o n ; however, f o r s i m p l i c i t y a cons tan t v a l u e was used i n t h e c a l c u l a t i o n s .

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D I S C U S S I O N

Appendix A the derivation of simultaneously to pressure point on

V A G

gives the equations of heat and fluid flow, and the two equations below. These can be solved obtain the steam saturation and the temperature- the boiling curve as functions of depth.

-b B G d = 1

Symbols are defined in Appendix B. If one dimensional, two phase convective flow i s possible, equation 1 can be solved for the steam saturation. This result can be used with equation 2 to calculate the pressure gradient.

In equation 1, AGv is the fractional convective heat flow; BGd is the fractional conductive heat flow. For a given problem coefficients A and B are constants, and G, and Gd determine the vari- ations in the convective and conductive heat f l o w . Both Gv and Gd are functions o f the relative permeabilities, the fluid saturations, the temperature-pressure point on the boiling curve, and the fluid properties. enthalpy difference and Gd is a function of the variations in thermal conductivity.

In addition, Gv is a function of the steam-hot water

Figure 1 presents the two sets of steam-hot water relative permeability curves used in the calculations. Type I I relative permeability curves were included because recent experimental re- sults reported by Brigham3 indicate high immobile water saturations. Figure 2 presents the variation o f Gv with steam saturation for various pressures for Type I relative permeability curves. This curve is "bell" shaped because the mass flow of steam upward must equal the mass flow of water downward. The relative permeability to steam controls the shape of the curve at low values of steam satu- rations, S s , and the relative permeability to hot water controls the shape at high values of Ss.

Figure 2 indicates that the temperature-pressure point on the boiling curve also has a strong effect on Gv. At lower tempera- ture-pressure values the relatively high water viscosity depresses the curve, causing the maximum Gv to occur at higher steam satura- tions. At high temperature-pressure values, the curves are depressed by smaller differences in densities and enthalpies. At critical conditions these differences are zero, hence one-dimensional con- vection cannot exist.

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F i g u r e 3 presents Gd versus S s f o r v a r i o u s pressures f o r Type I r e l a t i v e p e r m e a b i l i t y curves. The sharp d e c l i n e i n Gd a t h i g h e r S s r e s u l t s from t h e low d e n s i t y o f steam as compared t o t h a t o f h o t water . s l o p e o f t h e b o i l i n g curve, $ ( p ) .

The h i g h Gd a t low pressures r e s u l t s from t h e s teep

F i g u r e 4 p resents t h e v a r i a t i o n o f AG,, BGd, and AGV + BGd w i t h S s f o r Type I r e l a t i v e p e r m e a b i l i t y curves, T = 435OF, P = 362 p s i a , k = .010 darcys, Kh = 40 Btu/day-f t - 'F, and uh = -6 Btu/day- f t 2 . TWO va lues o f S s s a t i s f y t h i s c o n d i t i o n ( F i g u r e 4 ) . The lower steam s a t u r a t i o n , S s l , i s assoc ia ted w i t h c o n d i t i o n s approx imat ing a h o t water column through which steam i s m i g r a t i n g upward and t h e h o t water downward. For a wide range o f c o n d i t i o n s , t h e pressure g r a d i e n t approximates t h a t o f h o t water , caus ing a corresponding r a p i d increase i n tempera- t u r e and pressure w i t h depth. T h i s r e l a t i v e l y l a r g e temperature g r a d i e n t can cause s i g n i f i c a n t conduct ive heat f l o w .

TO s a t i s f y equat ion I , AG, + BGd must equal I .

The h i g h e r steam s a t u r a t i o n , S s 2 , i s assoc ia ted w i t h c o n d i - t i o n s approx imat ing a steam column w i t h a smal l amount o f m o b i l e ho t water . I n t h i s case t h e r e i s a wide range o f c o n d i t i o n s i n which t h e pressure g r a d i e n t i s v e r y low, approx imat ing t h a t o f steam. T h i s very low increase i n p ressure and temperature w i t h depth r e - s u l t s i n low conduct ive heat f l o w .

A t a steam-hot water i n t e r f a c e or contac t , t h e h i g h steam s a t u r a t i o n , Ss2, e x i s t s above t h e i n t e r f a c e , and t h e low steam satu- r a t i o n , S s l , e x i s t s below i t . I f c a p i l l a r i t y i s inc luded, t h e i n t e r f a c e becomes a steam-hot water t r a n s i t i o n zone, i n which c a p i l l a r i t y determines t h e s a t u r a t i o n d i s t r i b u t i o n .

F i g u r e 5 p resents t h e r e s u l t s o f a s e r i e s o f c a l c u l a t i o n s i n which an impermeable zone e x i s t s t o a depth o f 2500 f e e t , f rom which a permeable (10 md) geothermal r e s e r v o i r extends t o a depth o f 10,000 f e e t . Below t h i s t h e r e i s another impermeable zone. The s u r f a c e temperature i s chosen t o be 6OoF, and t h e c o n d i t i o n s a t t h e t o p o f t h e r e s e r v o i r a r e those used i n F i g u r e 4. Both impermeable zones were assigned a thermal c o n d u c t i v i t y o f 40 B t u / d a y - f t - F. F i g u r e 5 p resents t h e v a r i a t i o n s i n temperature, pressure, steam s a t u r a t i o n and conduct ive heat f l o w w i t h depth f o r b o t h Type I and Type I I r e l a t i v e p e r m e a b i l i t y curves. Only t h e steam s a t u r a t i o n for t h e Ss2 s o l u t i o n changes s i g n i f i c a n t l y w i t h r e l a t i v e p e r m e a b i l i t y . As mentioned p r e v i o u s l y , t h e S s l s o l u t i o n approximates c o n d i t i o n s i n a h o t water column, i n which the pressure increases w i t h depth accord ing t o a h o t water g r a d i e n t . T h i s r e q u i r e s a corresponding increase i n temperature t o m a i n t a i n b o i l i n g c o n d i t i o n s . The i n - crease i n temperature r e s u l t s i n s i g n i f i c a n t conduct ive heat f l o w . The Ss2 s o l u t i o n approximates c o n d i t i o n s i n a steam column, and t h e l o w steam d e n s i t y r e s u l t s i n low temperature and pressure grad- i e n t s , and v e r y smal l conduct ive heat f low.

0

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Figure 6 presents the r e s u l t s o f c a l c u l a t i o n s s i m i l a r t o those o f F igure 5, except t he re i s a steam-hot water i n t e r f a c e a t -10,000 f e e t . f e e t and the S s l s o l u t i o n app l i es below -10,000 fee t . Here again o n l y the steam s a t u r a t i o n f o r the SS2 s o l u t i o n changes s i g n i f i - c a n t l y w i t h r e l a t i v e p e r m e a b i l i t i e s . Steam generated a t the bottom o f the r e s e r v o i r migrates upward u n t i l i t reaches the top where i t condenses. Throughout the column s u f f i c i e n t phase t rans- f e r takes p lace between the steam and hot water t o ma in ta in steady- s t a t e heat and f l u i d f low.

The Ss2 s o l u t i o n app l i es f rom -2500 f e e t t o -10,000

F igure 7 presents an example w i t h and w i thou t a steam-hot water i n t e r f a c e a t 5,000 fee t . below t h i s depth. The S s l s o l u t i o n approaches c r i t i c a l cond i t i ons a t -15,550 fee t . The c a l c u l a t i o n s i n d i c a t e t h a t convect ive heat f l o w does no t approach zero t o w i t h i n a few degrees o f the c r i t i c a l temperature. This occurs even though the d r i v i n g f o r c e ( the d i f f e r e n c e i n dens i t y ) and the enthalpy d i f f e r e n c e both approach zero as c r i t i c a l cond i t i ons a re approached. This seemingly i ncons is ten t r e s u l t i s caused by the very low slopes o f the dens i t y and enthalpy d i f f e rences as the c r i t i c a l cond i t i ons a r e approached (F igure 8) . Ca lcu la t ions i n d i c a t e t h a t below the p o i n t where c r i t i c a l cond i t i ons a r e reached a s i n g l e phase e x i s t s which i s above c r i t i c a l cond i t ions . There i s a reduc t ion i n the pressure g rad ien t as i l l u s t r a t e d i n F igure 7 and the heat f l o w i s pu re l y conduct ive.

Both the S s l and Ss2 so lu t i ons a r e shown

Resul ts o f c a l c u l a t i o n s no t presented he re in i n d i c a t e t h a t i t i s poss ib le t o encounter cond i t i ons below the c r i t i c a l beyond which o n l y superheated steam e x i s t s . Both S s l and Ss2 s o l u t i o n s encounter these cond i t ions . They occur a t the maximum value o f t he AGv + BGd curve.

F igure 4 i nd i ca tes t h a t t he AGv + BGd curve may extend t o much lower values i n the h igh S s range than f o r the low range. I n some cases where A and B a r e s u f f i c i e n t l y la rge , o n l y Ss2 so lu - t i o n s e x i s t . Since A and B vary i nve rse l y w i t h uh, these condi - t i o n s a r e more l i k e l y t o occur f o r low uh values. Ca lcu la t i ons i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s type o f s o l u t i o n may be v a l i d and have s i g n i - f i c a n t convec t ive heat f l o w over many thousands o f f e e t f o r low p e r m e a b i l i t i e s even less than 0.1 md. I t i s conceivable t h a t t h i s type o f f l u i d and heat f l o w may be t a k i n g p lace a t g rea t depths i n t e c t o n i c a l l y a c t i v e regions where pe rmeab i l i t y may be being mainta ined by f r a c t u r i n g . The increased heat f l o w cou ld be respons ib le f o r areas o f increased heat f l o w near f a u l t s .

The lower l i m i t o f pe rmeab i l i t y f o r which p h y s i c a l l y meaningful s o l u t i o n s can be obta ined has no t been determined. Numerical so lu t i ons have been obta ined f o r extremely small values o f pe rmeab i l i t y and f r a c t i o n a l convect ive heat f low, AG,. I n these so lu t i ons the S s v a r i e s i n such a manner t h a t both the f l u i d pressure grad ien t and the b o i l i n g curve cond i t i ons are

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s a t i s f i e d . These s teady-state so lu t i ons assume t h a t a l l t r a n s i e n t s have d ied ou t . Thus, t he lower pe rmeab i l i t y l i m i t depends on the cond i t i ons o f the problem and on the t ime requ i red t o reach steady- s t a t e .

The r e s u l t s presented i n Figures 4-8 a re for a t o t a l heat f l o w o f -6 Btu/ f t2-day and a rese rvo i r pe rmeab i l i t y o f 10 md. Other c a l c u l a t e d r e s u l t s i n d i c a t e t h a t the o v e r a l l f l u i d and heat f l o w i s r e l a t i v e l y i n s e n s i t i v e t o a wide range o f cond i t ions .

Conclusions

1. Combined one-dimensional, v e r t i c a l , convect ive and con- d u c t i v e heat f l o w i s t h e o r e t i c a l l y poss ib le i n geothermal re ,servo i rs . C a l c u l a t i o n 9 i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s can occur over depths ranging from the surface t o below 20,000 f e e t .

2. I n many cases two f l u i d sa tu ra t i ons s a t i s f y the same heat f l o w r a t e . One i s a h igh hot water s a t u r a t i o n i n which ho t water i s the p r i n c i p a l mobi le phase. The pressure g rad ien t i s approximately t h a t o f the hot water. The o the r f l u i d s a t u r a t i o n i s a h igh steam s a t u r a t i o n i n which steam i s the p r i n c i p a l mobi le phase, and the pressure g rad ien t i s approximately t h a t o f steam. Only the steam s a t u r a t i o n changed s i g n i f i c a n t l y w i t h r e l a t i v e pe rmeab i l i t y f o r the two se ts o f r e l a t i v e pe rmeab i l i t y curves inves t iga ted .

3 . For pe rmeab i l i t i es g rea ter than 1 md and f o r h igh steam sa tu ra t i ons , the convect ive f r a c t i o n o f the heat f l o w i s genera l l y many times the conduct ive f r a c t i o n . For h igh hot water sa tu ra t i ons the two f r a c t i o n s a r e o f t e n o f comparable magnitudes.

4. Convective heat f lows invo lv ing h i g h steam sa tu ra t i ons can extend t o considerably g rea ter depths than those i n v o l v i n g h igh water sa tu ra t i ons .

REFERENCES

1. Combarnous, M. A. and Bare is , S . A., "Hydrothermal Convection i n Saturated Porous Media", Advances i n Hydroscience, Vol. 10, Ven Te Chow E d i t o r , Academic Press, 1975, pp. 231-307.

2. Wooding, R. A., "Methods o f So lu t i on o f the Equations f o r Convection i n Porous Media, w i t h Geothermal App l ica t ions" , Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineer ing, December 15-17, 1975, P. Kruger and H. J. Ramey, J r . , Ed i to rs , SGP-TR-12 Stanford Geothermal Program, Stanford U n i v e r s i t y .

3. Brigham, W . , "Recent Flow and E q u i l i b r i a Experiments i n the Stanford Geothermal Program", Paper presented a t the second Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineer ing, Stanford Un ive rs i t y . December 1-3, 1976.

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APPENDIX A

The equations used in the numerical solution are derived in this appendix. All equations written in a consistent set of units, and the symbols are defined in Appendix B.

The basic equations are:

Darcy's law for hot water ) (A-1)

us = -1, g p , Darcy's law for steam ( A - 2 )

a Continuity equation for mass & (p,uw + p u = - - a t C @ ( P W S W + PSSS)I s s ( A - 3 )

Saturations s , + s, = 1 ( A - 4 )

a u 1 = Continuity equation for heat + Psh,S, + (y) P,.c,.T]

( A - 5 ) _ -

Capillary pressure P, - P, = pc us, T ) ( A - 7 )

Boil ing curve T = 1L ( p S , P c ) (A-8)

The preceding eight equations contain the following eight unknowns uw, us, p ~ , pS, S,, Ss, T and Uh. This analysis is restricted to steady-state fluid and heat flow. Thus, all derivations with respect to time are zero, and equation A 3 can be integrated t o yield

PWUW + PSUS = c ( z ) ( A - 9 )

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where c ( z ) i s t h e constant o f i n t e g r a t i o n w i t h respec t t o t ime. the mass r a t e o f f l ow . Because no f l u i d mass en te rs o r leaves t h e porous media, t h e mass o f t he water f l o w i n g downward i s equal t o t h e mass o f t he steam f l o w i n g upward, and the n e t mass f l o w i s zero. and

I t represents

Thus c ( z ) equals zero

P W U W = - P s U s ( A - 1 0 )

8Pw 2PS az The f o l l o w i n g equat ion f o r pwuw can be obta ined by e l i m i n a t i n g us, r a n d -

from equat ions A-1, A-2 and A-7.

a P c a s s

( A - 1 1 ) g ( P w - P s )

p w u w = 1,- 1 1 1 + - + -

P A pwaw p s x s p w x w

E l i m i n a t i n g psus from equat ions A-6 and A-10 y i e l d s

( A - 1 2 )

Under s teady -s ta te cond i t i ons , Uh i s a constant which i s equal t o the heat f l o w r a t e a t t h e sur face.

Combining equat ions A-11 and A-12 y i e l d s

As i s customary i n e x p l o r a t o r y c a l c u l a t i o n s such as these, t h e e f f e c t s o f c a p i l l a r i t y a re neglected, and equations A-11 and A-13 reduce t o

( A - 1 4 )

( A - 1 5 )

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Eliminating uw and u from equations A-1, A-2 and A-10 yields S

(A-16)

From equation A-8 (neglecting capillarity), E=** (A-17) az dp az

aT Eliminating 3F and * from equations A-13, A-16 and A-17 and converting to nondimensional form yields a ?

AGv + BGd = 1 (A-18)

2 where - hwo gpwo A =

'h 'wo

pwo pwo

PWAW P A - + -

G" =

where pwo, uw0, hwo and ( ~ 1 pressure.

correspond to boiling conditions at atmospheric dP 0

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APPENDIX B

NOMENCLATURE

A, B

C W

= nondimensional coefficients (see equation A-18)

= constant of integration with respect to time (see equations following equation A-9)

G d , Gv = variable parts of fractional conductive and convective heat flow (see equation A-18)

9 = gravitation constant

h = enthalpy

kh

'3 krsy krw

pC

= thermal conductivity

= single phase permeability, relative permeabilities to steam and hot water respectively.

= capi 11 ary pressure

P = fluid pressure

S = saturation

SS1 , Ss2

T = temperature

t = time

U

'h Z = depth

x 1-I = viscosity

4 = porosity

P = density

$

Su bscr i pt s r = rock S = steam W = water

= solutions of equation (1) (see Figure 4)

= velocity as given by Darcy's law

= heat f l o w rate

kr = fluid mobility = -

1-I

= boiling curve temperature expressed as a function of fluid pressure (Eq. A-8)

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8

2

0 0 2 4 6 1 0

STEAM SATURATION

FIGURE 1

STEAM AND nor WATER RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES USE0 IN THE CALCULATIONS.

:lo[ c Q 3

2 1

= 20 p a

7 100

-\ \

,001 00 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 06 07 0 8 09 1 0

STEAM SATURATION

FIGURE 3

THE VARIATION OF THE NON-OIMENSIONAL CONDUCTIVE HEAT FLOW

PRESSURE FOR TYPE I RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES RATE. ~ d . w i T n STEAM SATURATION FOR VARIOUS VALUES OF FLUID

c 9 I 0.3

2 0 2

0

z z Y

, z 0 1

0 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0 0 0 1 02 03 0 4 05 06 0 7 0 8 09 1.0 STEAM SATURATION

FIGURE 2

THE VARIATION OF THE NON-OIMENSIONAL CONNECTIVE HEAT FLOW

FLUID PRESSURE FOR TYPE I RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES. RATE. G, WITH STEAM SATURATION. s,. FOR VARIOUS VALUES OF

1 0

FIGURE 4

THE VARIATIONS OF THE FACTIONAL CONVECTIVE AND CONDUCTIVE HEAT

THE SATURATIONS $1 AND Q ARE THE TWO SOLUTIONS OF EOUATION (1) FOR TYPE I RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES.

FLOW RATES. A% AND w. WD AG, + B G ~ WITH STEAM SATURATION.

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\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 1 A IMPERMEABLE

200 400 600

TEMPERATURE OF

FIGURE 5

I I I I I I 1 ; I

\

1000 2000 3000 4000 0 2 4 6 8

PRESSURE PSI STEAM SATURATION

Srl SOLUTION

- SQ SOLUTION

- _ _

2 . . .

E I

CALCULATED RESULTS FOR THE TWO SATURATION SOLUTIONS. Ss1. S2. BEGINNING AT THE TOP OF THE RESERVOIR FOR h = .01 DARCYS. LL = RTLlinAY-FT-OF AND IIL = -fi RTUIDAY-FT2 THE S.1 SOLUTION , - -,, ~ ~ ~~ ., ....

APPROXIMATES HOT WATER COLUMN CONDITIONS A N 0 THE Ss2 SOLUTION APPROXIMATES STEAM COLUMN CONDITIONS RELATIVE PERMEABILITY TYPES ARE DENOTED BY I AND II

E 5WO w & -

k 0

10 ow

0 200 400 6W TEMPERATURE O F

1 I

\ 1 PRESSURE PSI

FIGURE 6

CALCULATED RESULTS FOR A HOT WATER-STEAM INTERFACE AT 1 O . w O FEET FOR SAME PARAMETERS USED I N FIGURE 5 THE S2 SOLUTION APPLIES FROM 2500 TO 10,000 FEET A N 0 THE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY TYPES ARE DENOTED BY I AND I1

SOLUTION APPLIES FROM 10.000 TO 12.000 FEET

0 2 4 6 STEAM SATURATION

Ss, SOLUTION

- S SLOUTION

_ _ _

s2

\ \ \ \ \ \ \ I I I I

I I

0 2 4 6 8

CONVECTIVE HEAT FLOW BTUIDAY-FT2

n 7 4 fi R CONVECTIVE HEAT FLOW BTUIOAY-FT?

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c

- c YI YI Y - r

1o.m ”, n

15.m

I I I

0 2W 4W 6W 8W TEMPERATURE

0

\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \

b I

1000 2ow 3 o w , PRESSURE

I - - - - I I I I I I I I I I I

n

I I

.. ~

2 STEAM S

I

~ 1 - I

6 JRATION

FIGURE 7

CALCULATED RESULTS WITH A N 0 WITHOUT A INTERFACE AT 50w’ FOR THE SAME PARAMETERS THOSE USED I N FIGURE 5. RELATIVE PERMEABILITY TYPES ARE DENOTED BY I A N 0 11.

_ _ _ Ssl SOLUTION

- Ss2 SOLUTION

0 CRITICAL CONDITIONS

12.WO

1 3 . W

16.W

17.000 I I I 6W 7W 8W 900

TEMPERATURE OF

0 10 20 JU 4u DENSITY DIFFERENCE p w - p S lLBIFT31

1 I I I J 0 1W 2W 3w 400

ENTHALPY DIFFERENCE hs-hw iBTUILBI

FIGURE 8

THE VARIATIONS OF THE DENSITY AND ENTHALPY DIFFERENCES NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE SOLUTION PRESENTED I N FIGURE 7

\ .

\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ I I I I I I I I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i

2 4 6 8 CONVECTIVE HEAT FLOW

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