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Table 2 Comparison of measured and calculated pressures for geothermal power plant Bruchsal

From: Modeling and economic evaluation of deep geothermal heat supply systems using the example of the Wealden near Hannover, Germany

 

Temperature

Pressure

Measured

Calculated

Difference

Measured

Calculated

Difference

°C

°C

%

MPa

MPa

%

1: Reservoir

132.8

132.9

− 0.1

25.28

25.28

0.0

2: Wellbore bottom

 

132.8

  

21.66

 

Production pump

125.9

125.6

0.2

4.45

4.36

2.0

Tubing

 

126.6

  

7.09

 

Wellhead

 

126.0

 

2.16

2.21

− 2.3

6: Heat exchanger in

122.0

125.8

− 3.1

2.09

2.13

− 1.9

6: Heat exchanger in

 

68.8

  

2.09

 
  

  

 

9: Wellhead

66.8

67.8

− 1.5

2.00

2.00

0.0