Reservoir Engineering of Geothermal Energy Production


Instructor: Dr Denis Voskov

Level: Intermediate

Disciplines: Engineering - Energy Transition 

CPD Points: 12

Next deliveries:  12 November  - 12 December  (webinars at 16:00 - 18:00 CET)

   

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Format
: this course consists of video lectures, reading material, quizzes, assignments and  3 live interactive webinars with the instructor. The live webinars will take place as indicated in the schedule below. During this time the instructor will be available for questions. After that, participants will have time to study independently, review the course materials and complete the assignments.

Schedule
Date    Time  Description 
12 November     Start of the course and Introduction 
12 - 17 November 
 Independent study Module 1
18 - 24 November    
 Independent study Module 2
27 November    16:00 - 18:00 CET  Webinar 1: Interactive Q&A 
27 Nov - 3 Dec  Independent study Module 3
4 December    16:00 - 18:00 CET  Webinar 2: Interactive Q&A 
4 - 10 December      Independent study Module 4
11 December   16:00 - 18:00 CET  Webinar 3: Interactive Q&A 
12 December     Independent study Module 5


Note this is an estimation of the time required to go through the course, including watching/reading lectures, attending webinars and completing quizzes.

After purchasing this course, you will have access to the introductory course materials. All course materials and assignments will be available after the course starts. You will have access to the course for a total period of 1 month after the start of the course. Make sure to complete all the requirements for the achievement of the certificate by this date. 


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Description

The main purpose of the course is to familiarize students with basic definitions, main challenges and practical implementation of geothermal energy production. The class will include lectures and practicals.

We start with the first lecture on “Basics of geothermal energy production” which includes the following outline:

- Short energy outlook,

- Heat transfer in geothermal systems,

- Classification of geothermal systems,

- Energy balance in geothermal systems,

- Dynamics of geothermal systems,

- Challenges.


The second lecture will describe "Basics of reservoir simulation" relevant to geothermal engineering and include: 

- Main principles of reservoir simulation,

- Simulation of energy transition applications,

- Connection list for different grids,

- Governing equations for geothermal applications,

- Delft Advanced Research Terra Simulator.


Next, we will proceed to practical exercises in Jupyter Notebooks using the open-DARTS (open- source Delft Advanced Research Terra Simulator) framework.  For details on DARTS see https://darts.citg.tudelft.nl/.

1. The first exercise will explain the development of a basic geothermal model with all important gradients. It also will evaluate sensitivities to numerical and physical parameters relevant to geothermal applications.

2. Next practical will explain several important aspects of geothermal energy production which includes the effect of overburden and realistic heterogeneity. We will evaluate their effects on energy production.

3. The last exercise will introduce a fractured reservoir and explain how different parameters of fractured systems affect geothermal production.


The course will conclude with a brief overview of learned concepts and describe practical challenges in real-world geothermal modeling.


Objectives: 

1. Understand basic physical concepts of geothermal energy production

2. Operate with main concepts of reservoir simulation for geothermal applications

3. Create a basic geothermal model for realistic fluvial or fractured reservoirs

4. Understand the importance of different numerical and physical properties to the prediction of geothermal energy production


Course outline

Module 1 : Geothermal engineering (2 hours)

- Main principles and driving forces

- Classification of geothermal systems with examples

- Dynamics of geothermal system

- Hand-on exercises 

- Lecture


Module 2 : Reservoir simulation (2 hours)

- Main principles of reservoir simulation

- Application of reservoir simulation

- Quiz

- Lecture


Module 3: Delft Advanced Research Terra Simulator (3 hours)

- Simulation of energy transition applications

- Basic geothermal model in DARTS

- Hands-on exercise

- Webinar


Module 4: Geothermal in sedimentary systems (2 hours)

- Interaction between driving forces

- Role of heterogeneity

- Hands-on exercise

- Webinar


Module 5: Geothermal in fractured systems and conclusion (3 hours)

- Role of matrix rock in geothermal dynamics

- Sensitivity to parameters of fractured network

- Hands-on exercise

- Webinar

- Lecture

- Final assignment


Participants’ profile: 

The course is designed for a wide range of specialists on geophysics or engineering (petroleum, civil, or environmental) student or professional, with experience on basic Python programming.

Prerequisites for these course are:

• Participants should have prior knowledge of basic Python programming.


About the instructor:

Dr. Denis Voskov is an Associate Professor at TU Delft. He has 20 years of experience in the field of reservoir modeling and published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal papers related to this topic. His research interests include reactive flow and transport in altering porous media, scale translation for complex physical processes, high-performance computing for forward and inverse problems, simulation of advanced thermal and geothermal processes, modeling of CO2 sequestration, analysis and improvement of nonlinear solutions, coupled geomechanics and utilization of Machine Learning in simulation (see https://darts.citg.tudelft.nl/ for more details).

Before joining TU Delft, Dr. Voskov spent ten years as a senior researcher at Stanford University. His other former positions include founder and chief technology officer of Rock Flow Dynamics company (development of t.Navigator), chief engineer at YUKOS EP company, and leading engineer-mathematician at the Institute for Problems in Mechanics, the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Voskov is an Associate Editor of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal and Executive Editor of Geoenergy Science and Engineering Journal.