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Table 1 Reservoir properties for 2D simulation runs

From: Modeling coupled convection and carbon dioxide injection for improved heat harvesting in geopressured geothermal reservoirs

Property

Value

Units

Initial pressure

3.45 × 107

Pa

Initial average temperature

135

oC

Porosity

0.20

Matrix compressibility

2.0 × 10−8

1/Pa

Injection water enthalpy

3.0 × 105

J/kg

Rock density

2600

kg/m3

Wet rock heat conductivity

2.0

W/m °C

Reservoir length

4000

m

Reservoir width for 2D run

100

m

Salinity

0

ppt

Geothermal gradient

29

oC/km