Production forecast and estimation of the recovery factor of the Los Humeros geothermal field, Mexico

González-García, Héctor; Francke, Henning; Sass, Ingo; Huenges, Ernst

doi:10.1186/s40517-021-00194-z

Geothermal Energy

Science – Society – Technology

Table 2 Estimation of the extracted heat, forecast of production and recovery factor per well

From: Production forecast and estimation of the recovery factor of the Los Humeros geothermal field, Mexico

Well	Date of the first record	UTM (14 N)		Extracted heat (2017)	Forecasted production		Initial heat reserve		Radius	Radius (forecast)		Thickness	R₆₀
	m-yy	X	Y	PJ	PJ		PJ		m	m	m	m	Q1 (%)	Q2 (%)
	m-yy	X	Y	PJ	Q₁	Q₃	Q1	Q3	m	Q1	Q3	m	Q1 (%)	Q2 (%)
H1	Jun-82	661906	2175064	8.2	6.6	13.9	14.8	22.1	211	284	346	160	55	37
H7	Jul-84	661838	2175871	34.4	27.5	34.3	61.9	68.7	390	523	551	250	56	50
(H8)	Aug-85	661582	2176392	7.3	5.6	13.5	12.9	20.8	265	353	448	100	56	35
(H16)	Dec-85	661557	2178250	8.2	9.1	21.3	17.4	29.6	209	303	395	250	47	28
H11	Jan-86	662574	2177436	8.9	5.8	8	14.7	16.9	242	311	334	170	60	52
H17	Jul-86	662298	2178606	13.3	14.4	17	27.7	30.3	165	239	249	350	48	44
H6	Jul-86	663508	2173545	22.1	17.6	33.8	39.7	55.9	251	337	400	250	56	40
H12	Jul-86	663830	2173053	34.5	30.8	42	65.4	76.5	204	281	304	800	53	45
H9	Aug-86	660618	2178216	41	34.6	45.2	75.6	86.3	627	851	909	100	54	48
H19	Oct-86	662881	2176643	16.4	15.4	18.3	31.9	34.8	128	179	187	600	52	47
H15	Jan-88	661638	2178804	15.8	18.2	22.3	34	38.1	238	350	370	400	47	42
H20	Jan-88	663330	2177486	25	24.2	28.8	49.2	53.9	265	371	389	300	51	46
H30	Oct-88	661488	2178547	14.3	14.3	18.1	28.6	32.4	204	289	308	400	50	44
H31	Mar-89	661832	2179041	24.5	24.7	28	49.2	52.6	447	632	654	150	50	47
H32	Apr-89	662631	2178043	18.3	23.4	25.6	41.7	43.9	249	376	386	400	44	42
H33	May-89	661534	2177986	5.7	4.7	8.5	10.5	14.2	214	289	337	100	55	40
H3	Oct-94	660622	2177903	3.5	4.6	5.5	8.1	9	126	191	202	175	43	39
H34	Oct-94	662965	2177207	3.6	4.4	5.6	8	9.2	140	208	223	130	45	39
H37	Feb-96	661074	2178346	9.4	15.5	19.1	25	28.6	301	490	524	70	38	33
(H36)	Feb-96	662564	2177396	0.5	4.1	5.3	4.7	5.9	44	128	143	–	12	9
H39	Apr-98	663365	2173291	10.3	14.6	25.8	24.9	36.1	84	131	158	920	41	29
H42	10-Jul	663320	2173500	1.5	6.1	6.8	7.6	8.4	62	139	146	300	20	18
H41	10-Jul	663570	2173280	2.5	9.6	10.7	12.1	13.1	246	543	566	150	21	19
H45	11-Jan	661600	2176392	2.8	11.6	13.4	14.3	16.2	157	358	380	250	19	17
H44	11-Oct	662534	2178347	3.2	16.1	17.1	19.4	20.4	205	502	515	50	17	16
H43	13-Apr	661175	2178035	1.2	16.5	26.8	17.7	28	79	304	382	–	7	4
H49	13-Nov	661888	2175048	1.7	20.5	23.4	22.2	25.1	64	228	242	400	8	7
H48	14-Nov	662067	2175602	1.1	11.4	12.2	12.5	13.2	86	294	303	100	9	8

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