The numerical code PT, which calculates liquid and heat flow in a saturated porous or fractured porous medium, has been validated against a series of field experiments involving the injection and subsequent production of hot water into a confined aquifer. The layered structure of the aquifer and strong buoyancy effects, indicating highly coupled liquid and heat flows, provide a stringent test of the code's ability to model the real world.

Keywords:
mesh, anisotropy, buoyancy flow, code pt, production control, prediction, validation, storage, calculation, injection production well
Subjects:
Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring, Reservoir Fluid Dynamics, Improved and Enhanced Recovery, Formation Evaluation & Management, Production logging, Flow in porous media, Waterflooding
Copyright 1985, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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