HIP-RA-X Parameters¶
Input Parameters¶
Parameters¶ Name
Description
Preferred Units
Default Value Type
Default Value
Min
Max
Reservoir Temperature
Reservoir Temperature [150 degC]
degC
number
150.0
50
1000
Rejection Temperature
Rejection Temperature [25 degC]
degC
number
25.0
0.1
200
Reservoir Porosity
Reservoir Porosity [18%]
%
number
18.0
0.0
100.0
Reservoir Area
Reservoir Area [81 km2]
km**2
number
81.0
0.0
10000.0
Reservoir Thickness
Reservoir Thickness [0.286 km]
kilometer
number
0.286
0.0
10000.0
Reservoir Life Cycle
Reservoir Life Cycle [30 years]
yr
integer
30
1
100
Rock Heat Capacity
Rock Heat Capacity [2.84E+12 kJ/km3C]
kJ/km**3C
number
2840000000000.0
0.0
100000000000000.0
Fluid Specific Heat Capacity
Specific Heat Capacity Of Water [4.18 kJ/kgC]
kJ/kgC
number
-1.0
3.0
10.0
Density Of Reservoir Fluid
Density Of Water [1.0E+12 kg/km3]
kg/km**3
number
-1.0
100000000000.0
10000000000000.0
Density Of Reservoir Rock
Density Of Rock [2.55E+12 kg/km3]
kg/km**3
number
2550000000000.0
100000000000.0
10000000000000.0
Rock Recoverable Heat
percent of heat that is recoverable from the rock in the reservoir 0.66 for high-T reservoirs, 0.43 for low-T reservoirs (Garg and Combs (2011)
number
-1.0
0.0
1.0
Fluid Recoverable Heat
percent of heat that is recoverable from the fluid in the reservoir 0.66 for high-T reservoirs, 0.43 for low-T reservoirs (Garg and Combs (2011)
number
-1.0
0.0
1.0
Recoverable Fluid Factor
percent of fluid that is recoverable from the reservoir (0.5 = 50%)
number
0.5
0.0
1.0
Reservoir Depth
depth to top of reservoir (km). Calculated based on an assumed gradient and the reservoir temperature if no value given
kilometer
number
-1.0
0.001
15.0
Reservoir Pressure
pressure of the of reservoir (in MPa). Calculated assuming hydrostatic pressure and reservoir depth & water density if no value given
MPa
number
-1.0
0.0
10000.0
Recoverable Heat from Rock
percent of heat that is recoverable from the rock (0.75 = 75%)
number
0.75
0.0
1.0
HTML Output File
Provide a HTML output name if you want to have HTML output (no output if not provided)
None
string
HIP.html
Output Parameters¶
Output Parameters¶ Name
Preferred Units
Default Value Type
Reservoir Volume (reservoir)
km**3
Reservoir Volume (rock)
km**3
Recoverable Volume (recoverable fluid)
km**3
Stored Heat (reservoir)
kJ
Stored Heat (rock)
kJ
Stored Heat (fluid)
kJ
Mass of Reservoir (total)
kilogram
Mass of Reservoir (rock)
kilogram
Mass of Reservoir (fluid)
kilogram
Specific Enthalpy (reservoir)
kJ/kg
Specific Enthalpy (rock)
kJ/kg
Specific Enthalpy (fluid)
kJ/kg
Wellhead Heat (reservoir)
kJ
Wellhead Heat (rock)
kJ
Wellhead Heat (fluid)
kJ
Recovery Factor (reservoir)
%
Recovery Factor (rock)
%
Recovery Factor (fluid)
%
Available Heat (reservoir)
kJ
Available Heat (rock)
kJ
Available Heat (fluid)
kJ
Producible Heat (reservoir)
kJ
Producible Heat (rock)
kJ
Producible Heat (fluid)
kJ
Producible Electricity (reservoir)
MW
Producible Electricity (rock)
MW
Producible Electricity (fluid)
MW
Producible Heat/Unit Area (reservoir)
kJ/km**2
Producible Heat/Unit Area (rock)
kJ/km**2
Producible Heat/Unit Area (fluid)
kJ/km**2
Producible Heat/Unit Volume (reservoir)
kJ/km**3
Producible Electricity/Unit Area (reservoir)
MW/km**2
Producible Electricity/Unit Area (rock)
MW/km**2
Producible Electricity/Unit Area (fluid)
MW/km**2
Producible Electricity/Unit Volume (reservoir)
MW/km**3