Revitalization Modelling of a Mature Oil Field with Bottom-Type Aquifer into Geothermal Resource—Reservoir Engineering and Techno-Economic Challenges

Martina Tuschl () and Tomislav Kurevija
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Martina Tuschl: Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Kurevija: Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-27

Abstract: The possibilities of using geothermal energy are slowly expanding to all areas of energy consumption, so the assessment of geothermal potential has become the backbone of energy policies in countries that have the potential. Countries and companies that have experience in the oil and gas industry are increasingly exploring the possibilities of first using the acquired knowledge, and then using the existing oil and gas infrastructure for the use of geothermal energy. For this reason, it is necessary to analyse the possibilities of using the existing infrastructure with all its limitations to maximise the energy potential of geothermal energy. The existing oil infrastructure, especially the wells, is in many cases not suitable for the production of brine and it is necessary to analyse the maximum impact of each well for the production of geothermal energy, with particular attention to the equipment installed in the well and the thickness of the geothermal reservoir in the oil and gas fields that would be suitable for the production of brine.

Keywords: geothermal energy; brine flow; mature oil field; abandoned oil well; economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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