Fracture system related to geothermal reservoir based on core samples of slim holes. Example from the Uenotai Geothermal Field, northern Honshu, Japan

Geothermics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-166

  Tamanyu, Shiro ^a,c   Fujiwara, Shigehisa ^b   Ishikawa, Jun Ichi ^b   Jingu, Hiroshi ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b Dowa Engineering Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE SAMPLES; DRILLING; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERAL RESOURCES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESSES;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALS; UENOTAI GEOTHERMAL FIELD;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM;

JAPAN, HONSHU;

EID: 0032047258     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(97)10012-8     Document Type: Article

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