Given a geothermal reservoir containing water at temperature T = 200 C at a depth of

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Given a geothermal reservoir containing water at temperature T = 200 C at a depth of 1.5 km, use steam tables to determine the density and vapor pressure of the water. Assuming that pressure in the wellbore decreases according to the overlying weight of water, at what well pressure Pw will the flash occur in the wellbore?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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