| Title | A Conceptual Model of the Los Humeros, (Mexico), Geothermal Reservoir in its Natural State |
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| Authors | Victor Manuel Arellano, Alfonso Garcia , Rosa Maria Barragan, Georgina Izquierdo, Alfonso Aragon and Arturo Pizano |
| Year | 2000 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Los Humeros Geothermal Field, Initial Thermodynamic State, Conceptual Model |
| Abstract | With data from 42 wells from the Los Humeros geothermal field the corresponding values of pressure and temperature for the unperturbed fluids of the reservoir were derived. On the basis of the analyzed data, reservoir models in one and two dimensions for the initial state were developed. The models reveal the existence of at least two reservoirs. The first and shallower one is located between 1025 m.a.s.l. and 1600 m.a.s.l. and it is classified as liquid-dominant. The pressure profile of this stratum corresponds to a 300 and 330?C boiling water column. The second reservoir is located between 850 m.a.s.l. and 100 m.a.s.l. and it is defined as a low liquid saturation reservoir. Temperatures for this zone were estimated between 300?C and 400 ?C. |