Field comparison of conventional and new technology temperature logging systems

Geothermics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-141

  Wisian, Ken W ^a   Blackwell, David D ^a   Bellani, Stefano ^b   Henfling, Joe A ^c   Normann, Randy A ^c   Lysne, Peter C ^c   Förster, Andrea ^d   Schrötter, Jörg ^d  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL FIBER TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM; DOWNHOLE TEMPERATURE;

GEOTHERMAL LOGGING;

GEOTHERMAL WELL; TEMPERATURE LOGGING;

EID: 0032047327     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(97)10013-X     Document Type: Article

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