GEOTHERMAL STUDIES

Application/Use of:

Tracing the movement of spent geothermal fluid introduced into a reinjection

well to producing wells

Procedure:

Work Instructions:

• Open vial entry valve.

• Drop 2 non- active vials one after the other into the vial entry valve.
• Close and open the crusher valve thrice.
• Dismantle the crusher of the injection system to check if the vials are broken.
• Attach the crusher to the injection system.
• Close drain, crusher, throttle and vial entry valves.
• Close valve A and partially open the wing valve.
• Open crusher and vial entry valves.
• Pour KI into the injection system.
• Drop the 2 vials into the vial entry valve.
• Close the vial entry valve.
• Open the throttle valve, then the drain valve.
• Crush the vials.
• Monitor the injection system.
• Collect water samples from producing wells under study at regular intervals for a month.
• Measure the radioactivity level of each sample.
• Analyze the data using the computer.
• Dismantle the injection system after 8 half lives.
 FLOW PERSON RESPONSIBLE DETAILS

Start

Conduct Team leader, Researchers, • Open vial entry valve.

preliminary Technician • Drop 2 vials one after the other
test into the vial entry valve.
• Close and open the crusher
valve thrice.
• Check if the vials are crushed.

• Close drain, crusher, throttle

Inject tracer Team leader, Researchers, and vial entry valves.
Technician Technician • Close valve A and partially
open the wing valve to attain
a line pressure and well
pressure difference.
• Open crusher and vial entry
valves.
• Pour KI into the injection
system.
• Drop the 2 vials into the vial
entry valve.
• Close vial entry valve.
• Open throttle valve, then the
drain valve.
• Crush the vials.
• Monitor injection system.

• Collect water samples from

Monitor Team leader,Researchers producing wells under study at
discharges Technician regular intervals for a month.
from • Measure the radioactivity level
producing of each sample.
wells

• Utilizing the computer,

Analyze Project Leader,Team leader determine how long and how
data Researchers much of the reinjected fluid
goes to each well under study.

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