Geothermal Energy Production Potential from Oil and Gas Fields in Western Ukraine

作者：Oleksandr Burachok,Oleksandr Kondrat

摘要：Western Ukraine as well as Crimea Peninsula is well known for their geothermal potential.The classic low enthalpy geothermal project is based on the construction of a binary power plant,and includes recycling of water through one or several doublets of wells;produced hot water is directed to a heat exchanger(vaporizer),in which a secondary(working)fluid with low boiling point and high vapor pressure vaporizes and rotates a turbine to produce electricity.The highest risk for the project is associated with drilling new wells,which may not hit the target or not have the required productivity.Western Ukraine is one of the oldest oil and gas production regions in Europe.The majority of the fields are on a late stage of the development that is characterized with high produced volumes of water that after separation is being reinjected back for pressure support.In this study,we evaluated the possibility of geothermal energy production,extracted from water that is produced together with oil and gas,based on numerical reservoir simulation models for a typical reservoir setting.

發文機構：Schlumberger Software Integrated Solutions Oil and Gas Production Department

關鍵詞：WESTERNUkraineGEOTHERMALENERGYENERGYPRODUCTIONPOTENTIALsensitivityanalysisRESERVOIRsimulation

分類號： F42[經濟管理—產業經濟]