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14.9 What reservoir management strategies can be followed to reduce the amount of time
needed to replenish the heat removed from a reservoir. Use Equation 14.3 to quantify
your discussion.
14.10 The time it takes for a temperature drop to propagate from an injection well to a
production well can have an important influence on the sustainability of a resource.
Using Equation 14.2 document how reservoir geometry and well spacing influence this
temperature “breakthrough” behavior.

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