Utilization of Thermal Potential of Abandoned Wells

Utilization of Thermal Potential of Abandoned Wells: Fundamentals, Applications and Research is a lucid treatment of the fundamental concepts related to the energy harvesting of abandoned wells. The book provides a journey through recent technological developments to harvest energy from abandoned geothermal wells and allows the reader to view the process from a thermodynamic and numerical modeling perspective. Various applications and future prospects are also discussed to help inform reader's future work and research. Students, researchers and engineers will gain a thorough understanding on how to harvest energy from abandoned geothermal wells, particularly to make sound thermodynamic and economic evaluations.

System designers and others engaged in the energy sector will understand how to design and choose the most appropriate technology, how to determine its efficiency, monitor the facility, and how to make informed physical and economical decisions for necessary improvements and environmental assessments.

Autorentext
Younes Noorollahi is Associate Professor and Head of Renewable Energy and Environmental Engineering Department at Faculty of New Sciences and Technology, University of Tehran-Iran. His research interest spans over energy modelling, energy system analysis and auditing, geothermal energy, renewable energy resources assessment, energy and environment nexus and wind, water, biomass and waves energies technology. He is the author or co-author of more than 70 papers in international refereed journals and more than 200 conference contributions. He has also compiled about 7 books, published by reputed publishers. He has given several invited/plenary talks at international conferences. Muhammad Nihal Naseer is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. He started his research career in 2018 at the Laboratory of Applied Sciences at NUST-Pakistan. His field of research is thermodynamic modelling of energy conversion and storage systems. In 2019, he was a scientific assistant at the NANOCAT research center at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He has published over 20 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, and has served as an editor of two books.

Dr. Siddiqi is an Assistant Professor, Researcher, Marketer, Project Manager and Strategist. He holds the chair of Registrar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Member -Guidance and Examination Committee (Ph.D. Program) and Research SupervisorFinal Year Projects at PNEC - National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST).He graduated from University of Karachi with major in Chemistry and optionalsubjects Geography and Geology in 2000.He did his Masters in Analytical Chemistry in2002, MBA Marketing in 2006 and completed his PhD in Environmental AnalyticalChemistry from Department of Chemistry University of Karachi in 2015.Dr Siddiqi is a life time member of Chemical Society of Pakistan and Pakistan Science Foundation.

Inhalt
Part I: Introduction to geothermal energy
1. Introduction to energy harvesting systems

2. Historical overview of geothermal energy
3. Fundamentals of geothermal energy

4. Thermodynamics of geothermal energy

   Part II: Abandoned wells and its global thermal potential

5. Global outlook of thermal potential
6. Global/country geothermal potential distribution

7. Historical utilization of geothermal potential

   Part III: Energy Extraction from abandoned wells

8. Simulation and thermodynamic modelling
9. Working fluid evaluation
10. Resource Evaluation
11. Energy production
12. Production capability forecast models

13. Insulation of abandoned geothermal wells

    Part IV: Feasibility, economic and environmental analysis

14. Feasibility analysis
15. Major challenges
16. Major contributors of cost

17. Environmental impacts

    Part V: Applications

18. Electricity generation
19. Single and multi-generation system
20. Desalination
21. Integration with renewables

22. Other applications

    Part VI: Revitalization of abandoned oil and gas wells

23. State of art technologies
24. Methods of exploration