COMPUTER STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING TEMPERATURE PROFILES IN WATER INJECTION WELLS

Abstract

A computer study of temperatures in and near water injection wells indicates that shut-in absolute temperature profiles are significantly affected by thermal conductivities of the formation and of wellbore materials, wellbore geometry, indigenous rock temperature, injection water temperature and rate, friction heating in the injection zones, and thief zone injection. Results also indicate that differential temperature curves are not applicable to the quantitative determination of water injection profiles.