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Heat mining from super-hot horizons of the Larderello geothermal field, Italy

handle: 20.500.14243/415241
Super-hot rock geothermal is an emerging source of renewable and carbon-free energy. This paper is the first attempt to explore fluid and heat flow dynamics in the reservoir-wellbore coupled system, to assess the power generation performance of a super-hot (>450 °C) enhanced geothermal system (EGS). We developed a high-performance code and built a 3-D wellbore-reservoir coupled model based on data from a recently completed deep-drilling project at Larderello, Italy. The general pattern of the super-hot EGS is characterized by a significant temperature plummet (>60 °C), after which the production fluid evolves from steam to a two-phase mixture till the end of the operation period. Reservoir pressure emerges as a key parameter to determine the temperature of the two-phase mixture. By realistically capturing phase transitions driven by coupled thermo-hydraulic processes during operations, our numerical model predicts a lower power generation efficiency compared to previous attempts based on ultra-simplified models. Although finalized at assessing the thermodynamic viability of a specific system, this modeling approach provides general information on fundamental thermo-hydraulic processes in the Earth crust that might be applied for the design of similar EGS projects elsewhere.
- Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources Italy
- National Research Council Italy
- Jilin University China (People's Republic of)
Super-hot geothermal, Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS), numerical modeling, reservoir-wellbore coupled simulation, Larderello, Super-hot geothermal; Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS); numerical modeling; reservoir-wellbore coupled simulation; Larderello
Super-hot geothermal, Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS), numerical modeling, reservoir-wellbore coupled simulation, Larderello, Super-hot geothermal; Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS); numerical modeling; reservoir-wellbore coupled simulation; Larderello
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