Calculation of relative permeabilities of water and steam from laboratory measurements

•Relative permeabilities of water and steam were calculated using measured values.•Measurements were made using two phase fluid of geothermal origin.•Silica precipitation was observed in the porous material the fluid flowed through.•The relative permeabilities form a scattered region, deviating from...

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Published in:Geothermics 2015-01, Vol.53, p.396-405
Main Authors: Gudjonsdottir, Maria, Palsson, Halldor, Eliasson, Jonas, Saevarsdottir, Gudrun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Fluids
Geothermal
Geothermal reservoirs
Liquids
Mathematical analysis
Permeability
Relative permeabilities
Spreads
Two phase flow
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Summary:•Relative permeabilities of water and steam were calculated using measured values.•Measurements were made using two phase fluid of geothermal origin.•Silica precipitation was observed in the porous material the fluid flowed through.•The relative permeabilities form a scattered region, deviating from the X-curve.•Main error factors were due to the variance in intrinsic permeability values. Measurements of two phase flow of water and steam in porous media were performed and relative permeabilities calculated. The goal was to compare the relative permeabilities from measurements using fluid of geothermal origin to known relative permeability curves, and to examine the effect of parameter variations. Due to high sensitivity to intrinsic (absolute) permeability, the data spread was large. Nevertheless, the Corey curves seem to be an appropriate curve for relative permeability functions. The results give insight into the behavior and characteristics of flashing of hydrothermal fluid in liquid dominated geothermal reservoirs.
ISSN:0375-6505
1879-3576
DOI:10.1016/j.geothermics.2014.08.006