Synthetic fluid inclusion logging to measure temperatures and sample fluids in the Kakkonda geothermal field, Japan

Geothermics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-303

  Sawaki, Takayuki ^a   Sasada, Masakatsu ^a   Sasaki, Munetake ^a,c   Tsukimura, Katsuhiro ^a   Hyodo, Masami ^b   Okabe, Takashi ^b   Uchida, Toshihiro ^c   Yagi, Masahiko ^c,d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b Geothermal Ener R and D Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c NEW ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^d JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep geothermal research hole (WD 1); Fluid sampling; Japan; Kakkonda geothermal field; Synthetic fluid inclusion logging; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; INCLUSIONS; MICROCRACKS; QUARTZ; SAMPLING; SILICA; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WELL DRILLING;

CRACK HEALING; GEOTHERMAL BOREHOLES; SYNTHETIC FLUID INCLUSION LOGGING; TRAPPING TEMPERATURE;

GEOTHERMAL LOGGING;

BOREHOLE LOGGING; BOREHOLE TEMPERATURE; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOTHERMAL FIELD; GEOTHERMAL WELL; QUARTZ; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WELL LOGGING;

JAPAN, HOKKAIDO, KAKKONDA FIELD;

EID: 0031170752     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(96)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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