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Estimating Darcy flow velocities from correlated anomalies in temperature logs
Fluid flow in reservoirs can be identified by its characteristic signatures in temperature logs. The method presented here is based on the great sensitivity of the subsurface temperature field with respect to heat advected by fluid flow. This requires that all other temperature perturbations are eliminated. These may be caused, for instance, by heterogeneous thermal properties or paleoclimate transients, both of which may distort an otherwise linear temperature log. We propose a simple geothermal technique for quantifying regional strata-bound flow based on a detailed analysis of borehole temperatures. Depending on the spatial data distribution and the geothermal situation, this method yields results of varying quality. In a case study with data from southern Germany, the method yields a lower bound for the flow magnitude. Another case study from northern Germany yields the magnitude of the regional flow owing to a larger data set and information of the direction of flow from additional independent information. Under optimum conditions, this method also yields an estimate of the direction of regional strata-bound groundwater flow as well as the uncertainty in magnitude and direction. Finally, the full potential of the method is illustrated using a synthetic data set.
Estimating Darcy flow velocities from correlated anomalies in temperature logs
Fluid flow in reservoirs can be identified by its characteristic signatures in temperature logs. The method presented here is based on the great sensitivity of the subsurface temperature field with respect to heat advected by fluid flow. This requires that all other temperature perturbations are eliminated. These may be caused, for instance, by heterogeneous thermal properties or paleoclimate transients, both of which may distort an otherwise linear temperature log. We propose a simple geothermal technique for quantifying regional strata-bound flow based on a detailed analysis of borehole temperatures. Depending on the spatial data distribution and the geothermal situation, this method yields results of varying quality. In a case study with data from southern Germany, the method yields a lower bound for the flow magnitude. Another case study from northern Germany yields the magnitude of the regional flow owing to a larger data set and information of the direction of flow from additional independent information. Under optimum conditions, this method also yields an estimate of the direction of regional strata-bound groundwater flow as well as the uncertainty in magnitude and direction. Finally, the full potential of the method is illustrated using a synthetic data set.
Estimating Darcy flow velocities from correlated anomalies in temperature logs
Estimating Darcy flow velocities from correlated anomalies in temperature logs
Andrei Zschocke (Autor:in) / Volker Rath (Autor:in) / Christoph Grissemann (Autor:in) / Christoph Clauser (Autor:in)
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering ; 2 ; 332-342
01.12.2005
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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