A Simple Model of a Two-Layered High-Temperature Liquid-Dominated Geothermal Reservoir as a Part of a Large-Scale Hydrothermal Convection System

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 3-27

  Hanano, Mineyuki ^a  

^a JMC Geothermal Engineering Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geothermal reservoir; High temperature; Kakkonda; Natural convection; Numerical modeling; Permeability; Super critical fluid

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HYDROLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL CONVECTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

CONVECTION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0032216220     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006533307354     Document Type: Article

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