Carbon dioxide injection field pilot in umurlu geothermal field, Turkey

2018-01-01
Yücetaş, İsmet
Ergiçay, Nevzat
Akın, Serhat
The Umurlu geothermal reservoir located in Buyuk Menderes Graben, Turkey initially contained around 2% by weight CO_2 dissolved in geothermal reservoir fluid. The produced CO_2 rate declined over one year of production time due to dilution of reservoir gas by degassed injectate. Since CO_2 has a considerable role on Umurlu reservoir performance and energy production, produced non-condensable gas (NCG) has been injected simultaneously with colder degassed injectate from an injection well for the last two months. Produced CO_2 monitored in some production wells showed a marked increase as a result of continuous injection. Apart from reducing CO_2 emissions, it has been observed that CO_2 has a profound effect on the behavior of reservoir pressure around these production wells.
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Citation Formats
İ. Yücetaş, N. Ergiçay, and S. Akın, “Carbon dioxide injection field pilot in umurlu geothermal field, Turkey,” Peppermill Resort Spa CasinoReno; United States, 2018, vol. 42, p. 2285, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/85982.