| Title | A Preliminary Model of the East Mesa Hydrothermal System |
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| Authors | T. O. Riney, J. W. Pritchett, L. F. Rice, S. K. Garg |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
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| Abstract | A preliminary conceptual model of the East Mesa hydrothermal system is developed and a subregion selected for quantitative modeling. An axisymetric model approximating the data available within the subregion is used together with a reservoir simulator to develop a computer model simulating the natural flow of heat and fluid mass within this geometric constraint. The axisymmetric calculations demonstrate that the balance between the convective and conductive modes of heat transport required to match the temperature and heat flow data implies a very low effective formation vertical permeability throughout the system. |