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Table 7 Simulation results for strategy 1—depletion to low pressure
From: Potential assessment of methane and heat production from geopressured–geothermal aquifers
Maximum brine production rate, sm3/day | 4000 |
Minimum wellhead pressure of producer, MPa | 1.7 |
Tubing ID, m | 0.0756 |
Production period, year | 20 |
Injection period, year | 0 |
Cumulative produced brine, million sm3 | 8.40 |
Cumulative produced gas, million sm3 | 46.0 |
Average produced gas–water ratio, m3/m3 | 5.48 |
CH4 recovery, % | 2.82 |
aBrine recovery, % | 3.29 |