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[OrlandoGutierrezBadell]

Which software may I use for calculating the heat transfer/rock temperature from one horizontal heavy oil well to another one, separated just 12 meters away. Both wells are drilled in a naturally fractured limestone system but in opposite direction: Hot well 272 ° Azimut vs cool wel 84.1 ° Azimut

 

Bellow you may find the thermal properties of the system.

 

Input Variable Units Input Value Geothermal Gradient deg F / ft 0,012 Well Angle (horizontal = 0) degrees -90 Pipe Roughness inches 0,0015 Casing Annulus Pressure psig 7 Casing Emissivity fraction 0,8 Tubing Emissivity fraction 0,8 Cement Thermal Conductivity BTU/hr/ft/deg F 0,5 Earth Thermal Conductivity BTU/hr/ft/deg F 1,4 Earth Thermal Diffusivity sq ft/hr 0,04 Casing/Tubing Conducitivity Btu/ft-day-F 576,85       Descripcion Value Units (FIELD) Rock heat capacity 33,10 Btu/ft3-F Thermal conductivity of the rock 62,40 Btu/ft-day-F Thermal conductivity of the water 8,77 Btu/ft-day-F Thermal conductivity of the heavy oil 1,22 Btu/ft-day-F Thermal conductivity of thegas 0,21 Btu/ft-day-F

 

Orlando Gutierrez