Sketch-Based Geological Modelling and Flow Diagnostics for Geothermal and Heat Storage Applications

Carl Jacquemyn; Gary Hampson; Matthew Jackson; Dmytro Petrovskyy; S. Geiger; Julio Daniel Machado Silva; Sicilia Judice; Fazilatur Rahman; Mario Costa Sousa

doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202210828

Sketch-Based Geological Modelling and Flow Diagnostics for Geothermal and Heat Storage Applications

Carl Jacquemyn^*, Gary Hampson, Matthew Jackson, Dmytro Petrovskyy, S. Geiger, Julio Daniel Machado Silva, Sicilia Judice, Fazilatur Rahman, Mario Costa Sousa

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Production of subsurface heat from geothermal sources and subsurface storage of heat (and cool) are important for energy transition. Doublets for geothermal and warm- and cold wells for aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) depend on circulation of fluids and heat. Estimating the potential and feasibility of such systems requires a careful analysis with simulation of fluid flow and heat transport. As building models and running simulations are time-consuming, a prototyping approach is beneficial to quickly assess viability and sensitivity of such systems.

Sketch-based geological modelling combined with flow diagnostics forms the ideal for such a prototyping approach. Geological models can be sketched in 3D in a couple of minutes. Flow diagnostics then provides several key metrics on predicted flow behaviour. The quick turnaround time from sketching to quantitative results is key to understand the impact of heterogeneity on flow and helps to decide which detailed geological models and flow simulations are useful to carry out. This prototyping approach is applied to aquifers in shallow marine deposits, as proxy for thermal breakthrough time in geothermal doublet system and to estimate well spacing between cold and hot wells for ATES.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition
Publisher	European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
Volume	2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202210828
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition - Madrid, Spain Duration: 6 Jun 2022 → 9 Jun 2022 https://eage.eventsair.com/eageannual2022/

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Name	Conference proceedings
Publisher	European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
ISSN (Print)	2214-4609

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Conference	83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	6/06/22 → 9/06/22
Internet address	https://eage.eventsair.com/eageannual2022/

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Jacquemyn, C., Hampson, G., Jackson, M., Petrovskyy, D., Geiger, S., Silva, J. D. M., Judice, S., Rahman, F., & Sousa, M. C. (2022). Sketch-Based Geological Modelling and Flow Diagnostics for Geothermal and Heat Storage Applications. In 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2022, pp. 1-5). (Conference proceedings). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202210828

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Jacquemyn, C, Hampson, G, Jackson, M, Petrovskyy, D, Geiger, S, Silva, JDM, Judice, S, Rahman, F & Sousa, MC 2022, Sketch-Based Geological Modelling and Flow Diagnostics for Geothermal and Heat Storage Applications. in 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition. vol. 2022, Conference proceedings, European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, pp. 1-5, 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Madrid, Spain, 6/06/22. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202210828

Sketch-Based Geological Modelling and Flow Diagnostics for Geothermal and Heat Storage Applications. / Jacquemyn, Carl; Hampson, Gary; Jackson, Matthew et al.
83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition. Vol. 2022 European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2022. p. 1-5 (Conference proceedings).

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