10.1007/s40095-022-00496-3

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

  • Muhammad Nihal Naseer*1,
  • Younes Noorollahi2,
  • Asad A. Zaidi3,
  • Yasmin Abdul Wahab4,
  • Mohd Rafie Johan4,
  • Irfan Anjum Badruddin5,
  1. National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, 44000, PK Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, KR
  2. Energy Modelling and Sustainable Energy Systems (METSAP) Research Lab., Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, IR
  3. Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (FEST), Hamdard University, Karachi, 74600, PK
  4. Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, MY
  5. Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, SA Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, SA

Published in Issue 2022-04-22

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Naseer, M. N., Noorollahi, Y., Zaidi, A. A., Wahab, Y. A., Johan, M. R., & Badruddin, I. A. (2022). Abandoned wells multigeneration system: promising zero CO2 emission geothermal energy system. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 13(4 (December 2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00496-3
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Abstract

Abstract 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 H 2 S from natural gas at a rate of 30 g/s and CO 2 from ambient air at a rate of 45.39 kg/s (zero self-emission and absorb from the air).

Keywords

  • Abandoned well,
  • Geothermal energy,
  • Energy harvesting,
  • Potential of geothermal wells,
  • Zero-emission,
  • Multigeneration system

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