Exploitation and Utilization of Oilfield Geothermal Resources in INDIA

  • Manan Shah
  • Dwijen Vaidya
  • Shubhra Dhale
  • Anirbid Sircar
  • Shreya Sahajpal
  • Kriti Yadav
Conference paper
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Abstract

There are plenty of geothermal resources available in existing oil and gas sedimentary basins in India. In recent time oil and gas companies have put their efforts for exploiting and utilizing geothermal resources using various advanced technologies. The paper describes the study of geothermal energy potential in oilfields in India. Considering the existing low and medium temperature geothermal resources, researchers have discussed the possibility of various direct and indirect applications of geothermal energy. The paper also describes the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technique used to generate power from low enthalpy geothermal resources. From the above studies researchers have found that sustainable and economic development of existing oil and gas fields with efficient utilization of geothermal energy sources can reduce the dependency on fossil fuel. It can be done based on the existing infrastructure, technology experience and reservoir information.

Keywords

Geothermal energy Exploitation Oil and gas Renewable energy Sustainable energy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Manan Shah
    • 1
  • Dwijen Vaidya
    • 2
  • Shubhra Dhale
    • 2
  • Anirbid Sircar
    • 1
  • Shreya Sahajpal
    • 2
  • Kriti Yadav
    • 2
  1. 1.School of Petroleum TechnologyPandit Deendayal Petroleum UniversityGandhinagarIndia
  2. 2.Centre of Excellence for Geothermal EnergyPandit Deendayal Petroleum UniversityGandhinagarIndia

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