The potential of SF6 as a geothermal tracer

Water Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 1065-1068

  Upstill Goddard, R C ^a   Wilkins, C S ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CSM Associates Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

borehole pumping tests; chemical tracers; geothermal reservoir evaluation; NaFl; SF6; sodium fluorescein; sulphur hexafluoride

Indexed keywords

; 6; GROUNDWATER; SF; SUB; SUP; TRACERS;

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; GROUND WATER; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; WELL WATER; SULFUR; TRACER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; FRACTIONATION; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; ROCK;

BOREHOLE PUMPING TEST; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GEOTHERMAL TRACER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PUMPING TEST; SODIUM FLUORESCEIN; SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRANSPORT PATHWAY; WATER FLOW;

UK, ENGLAND, CORNWALL, ROSEMANOWES QUARRY; UK, ENGLAND, ROSEMANOWES QUARRY;

EID: 0028987501     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(94)00260-E     Document Type: Article

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