SIMULATION OF DEEP GEOTHERMAL HEAT PRODUCTION

Geothermal heat production from d eep reservoirs (5000-7000 m) is currently examined within the collaborative research program “Geothermal Energy and High- Performance Drilling” (gebo), funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (Germany) and Baker Hughes. The projects concern exploration and characterization of geothermal reservoirs as well as production. They are gathered in the four major topic fields: geosystem, drilling, materials, and technical system. We present modelling of a reference set-up concerning the geothermal production itself.