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Abandoned wells multigeneration system: promising zero CO2 emission geothermal energy system

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Multigeneration systems have proven to be one of the most spectacular and cutting-edge technologies over the previous few decades, producing a diverse range of useful outputs that include electricity, space heating, space cooling, and hydrogen production. However, only single-generation systems have received attention when it comes to using the thermal potential of abandoned wells. Therefore, this study exploits ambient geothermal wells by utilizing a multigeneration system. Oil and natural gas units are typically found to use a large amount of natural gas to meet the electrical demands of worksite personnel and the natural gas compression system which is a costly and environmentally unfriendly process. This study offers a way of dealing with energy demands and environmental contamination that is both sustainable and cost-effective. To make remote oil and natural gas units self-sufficient, a suggested multigeneration system gathers energy from ambient geothermal wells and produces 15.78 MW of electricity. A total of 52,187 kW of heat is produced by the abandoned well. To make industry a negative emission unit, this system collects H2S from natural gas at a rate of 30 g/s and CO2 from ambient air at a rate of 45.39 kg/s (zero self-emission and absorb from the air).

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Abbreviations

η:

Efficiency (%)

\(\dot{E}\) :

Energy rate (kW)

\(h\) :

Enthalpy (kJ/kg)

s:

Entropy (kJ/kg.K)

\(\dot{X}\) :

Exergy rate (kW)

\(\dot{Q}\) :

Heat rate (kW)

\(\dot{m}\) :

Mass flowrate (kg/s)

\(P\) :

Pressure (Pa)

\(T\) :

Temperature (K)

\(\dot{W}\) :

Rate of Work done (Power) (kW)

\(o\) :

Ambient state

\(des\) :

Destruction

\(in\) :

Input

\(out\) :

Output

UO:

Useful output

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  1. National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

    Muhammad Nihal Naseer

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

    Muhammad Nihal Naseer

  3. Energy Modelling and Sustainable Energy Systems (METSAP) Research Lab., Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Younes Noorollahi

  4. Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (FEST), Hamdard University, Madinat al-Hikmah, Hakim Mohammed Said Road, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan

    Asad A. Zaidi

  5. Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Yasmin Abdul Wahab & Mohd Rafie Johan

  6. Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, 61413, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Irfan Anjum Badruddin

  7. Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, 61421, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Irfan Anjum Badruddin

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Naseer, M.N., Noorollahi, Y., Zaidi, A.A. et al. Abandoned wells multigeneration system: promising zero CO2 emission geothermal energy system. Int J Energy Environ Eng 13, 1237–1246 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00496-3

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